Marlinee Clark Iverson graduated from Rhodes College in 1993 and later received her Juris Doctorate from the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law in 1997. While in law school, she received the Humphreys Fellowship, was inducted into the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, and was an extern for the National Labor Relations Board. Over the past 23 years, Ms. Iverson has worked in private practice for a labor/management firm, as an Assistant District Attorney, as a Special Assistant United States Attorney, and as a Magistrate Judge for Juvenile Court. Currently, Ms. Iverson serves as Chief Counsel to Shelby County Government and she is an adjunct professor at Christian Brothers University.