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Tuesday March 3 you have one last chance to vote for Gortria Banks.  Go to the polls on Super Tuesday and Vote for Gortria Banks General Sessions Court Clerk.

Gortria Banks lays out the scope of the General Sessions Court Clerk.  Gortria C Banks, 30 year veteran of the Courts, Finance Administrator for General Sessions Court, former Deputy Administrator for General Sessions Criminal and Civil Division, Certified Public Administrator, Memphis Business Journal’s CFO of the Year finalist, Leadership Memphis alumnus, UofM alumnus, asking you to vote for knowledge and experience vs popularity and name recognition. Please make an informed decision before casting your vote for General Sessions Clerk.

Gortria Banks
General Sessions Court Clerk’s Office, Shelby County

Shelby County General Sessions Court encompasses 15 judges and 170 employees and collects and distributes $40 million related to cases annually. Gortria Banks oversees the financial department for General Sessions and identifies ways to improve collection efforts.

What will change in the next year? A new case management system for our civil division with added features of blockchain for court judgments, data analytics to drive efficiency, and electronic fillings to increase revenue and cost savings

Most strategic move: Leaving operations and venturing into finance nine years ago

Key goal to achieve: To succeed my boss as clerk of General Sessions Court

Turning point: Going back to college to get my master’s degree

Favorite task: Coaching and being a mentor to junior employees

Most challenging task: Creating revenue analyses from different data silos

Biggest challenge at the moment: Identifying new interfaces for customers to be reminded of their costs and court date by text, and to integrate new tech for new payment channels for end users

How do you measure success? Customer satisfaction, increased collection of debt, and employee retention and morale