Judge Sharon Massey Grimes Sharon Massey Grimes is a Clarksville Academy graduate and Clarksville-Montgomery County resident of more than 50 years. “My favorite thing about this community is the people,” Sharon said. “Clarksville has a very diverse population made up of farmers, veterans, active-duty soldiers, college students, corporate professionals, industrial working class, deep-rooted families, new arrivals and others. This blend creates a unique social and working environment. I have lived here since 1969, when my father retired from the military and chose Clarksville to be our family’s home. I love it here.” In January 2021, Sharon was appointed at a Montgomery County Commission Meeting as her late husband Judge Ray Grimes’s successor to Montgomery County’s General Sessions and Juvenile Court Bench. Sharon has spent her entire career working to help people in the community as a social worker, a lawyer and now a judge. “Graduating from law school with two small children while working a full-time job is probably my greatest accomplishment. I attended law school at night and was raising kids. It was a very challenging time, both mentally and physically exhausting, but it has made all the difference in my life. While that was over 23 years ago, I know it was the springboard for the success that has followed, including being an attorney, owning two businesses and eventually becoming a judge.” Sharon is most passionate about helping others who find themselves in need. “I want to solve problems to get people moving again in a positive direction. I volunteer to help children, families or veterans in the community who are in need or struggling.” “Losing my husband to his battle with Covid-19 is a challenge I will have to face every day when I wake up and every night before I go to sleep for the rest of my life. Ray was the love of my life and we were happily married for twenty-one years. I continue to remind myself that I am one of the luckiest people in the world. I found an amazing partner and happiness. Many people never experience that during their lives.”
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