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Judicial commissioners report cites 18% rise in bonds and $4.5M in cash forfeitures, officials say
Summary
Lead judicial commissioner John Marshall presented the program's 2025 annual report March 25, telling Shelby County commissioners that cash forfeitures rose to about $4.5 million and bonds set increased roughly 18%, while a new CLEAR data partnership is expected to publish detailed bail metrics in coming months.
John Marshall, the lead judicial commissioner, told the Shelby County Commission's Law Enforcement, Corrections and Courts committee on March 25 that the judicial commissioners presided over hearings that resulted in about $4,500,000 in cash forfeitures last year, an increase of roughly $800,000 from the prior year. He said the office also set about 3,000 more bonds than the previous year, an increase of roughly 18%.
Marshall described how commissioners handle property-forfeiture hearings and said the cash total represents U.S. currency only, not proceeds held in bank accounts or vehicles. "A lot of people don't realize that's a big…
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