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Mr. Royal Carpenter visited Mr. Thomas's group today to discuss how his mistakes have turned into a fruitful learning experience. By the time he was a teenager, both of his parents were deceased so he decided to turn to the streets. He joined a gang and began selling drugs. The same people that he was selling drugs with (his so called friends) turned on him and tried to kill him. Eventually he was charged for selling drugs and he was sentenced to life in prison without parole. One day, the Governor gave him a pardon and he was released from prison after serving 18 years. He moved to Memphis and changed his life around. Since then, he has written a book and formed a non-profit organization. |
THE HONORABLE TARIK B. SUGARMON
________________________________________ Judge Tarik B. Sugarmon is a Municipal Court judge, Division II, for the City of Memphis, Tennessee. He handles municipal ordinance enforcement and has general misdemeanor jurisdiction. He is currently serving his second elected term on the Memphis Municipal Court. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Judge Sugarmon grew up in Washington, D.C. and has resided in Atlanta, Chicago, and Baltimore. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Banking and Finance with a minor in Drama from Morehouse College. Sugarmon received his juris doctorate from Howard University and was admitted to the Tennessee Bar in 1983. He served as a part-time attorney in the Shelby County Public Defender’s Office for 14 years as well as private practice from 1983 until his appointment in 1998. Judge Sugarmon is a member of the Ben F. Jones chapter of the National Bar Association; the American Bar Association; the Memphis and Shelby County Bar Association; Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.; the North Memphis Civic Club; and a chapter of First Tee. Likewise, he is a member of the trustee board of the Wolf River Conservancy and a board member of the Mid-South Junior Golf Association. Sugarmon has two sons, Nile and Malik. His interests include hunting, fishing, golf and camping. |