Honorable Shari Tayloe

General Tayloe is a career prosecutor. She grew up in Cleveland and a year after graduating from law school, Gen. Tayloe began the privilege of serving the citizens of the 10th Judicial District as an assistant district attorney under retired General Jerry Estes.

As District Attorney General, she brings 25 years of prosecutorial experience to the office. “The most important thing I have learned in 25 years is that a prosecutor’s focus must be to serve justice in each individual case and never to serve the system itself.”

• Christway Church
• National District Attorneys Association
• National Association of Drug Court Professionals

Five Criminal Courts, five General Sessions Courts, five Circuit Courts, five Chancery Courts, five Juvenile Courts

The 10th Judicial District is the proud home of the Cherokee National Forest, The Ocoee River Olympic Kayaking and Whitewater Venue, and America’s oldest active clothier, Hardwick Clothes. 

Lee University, Tennessee Wesleyan University and Cleveland State Community College are found here. 

Sea Ray, MasterCraft and Yamaha Jet Boats as well as many other boats begin their lives on the Tennessee River in Vonore, Tenn., and the world’s best smoked bacon and country hams can be bought at Benton’s Smoky Mountain Country Hams.