Music City Community Court

The General Sessions Music City Community Court, Division VIII (8) was founded by Judge Rachel L. Bell in 2012.

Mission/Vision-

To create initiatives focused on preventive, diversionary and restorative justice with the concept, that “Justice does NOT stop at the courthouse steps!” ® and charged to all it can do to help break the playground (school) to prison pipeline, to restore lives by using its power and resources to move the needle for marginalized people.


Judge Rachel L. Bell, Presiding

The Music City Community Court has three (3) SPECIALTY COURTS:

  • RESTORE
    Re-Entry Court for Returning Citizens
  • C.A.R.E.
    Diversionary Court for Ages 18-30
  • L.E.G.A.C.Y.
    Housing Resource Diversionary Court & Program

To learn more about each Court please click the link.


Music City Community Court
408 2nd Ave. North, Suite 4130
Nashville, TN 37219

Email: musiccitycommunitycourt@jisnashville.gov
Phone: 615-862-8117

Dedicated Space for programming:

C.E. McGruder Family Resource Center &
Bordeaux North Community Justice Center
2013 25th Ave. North, Room 23
Nashville, TN 37208

To learn more about the Music City Community Court please visit our site and click the various buttons associated with our programs.


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