Shelby Davis was raised in Houston, Texas where she graduated from Benajmin O. Davis. Sr. High School. Shelby then attended The University of Texas at Austin, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology in 2023. She then went on to earn her Doctor of Jurisprudence from South Texas College of Law Houston in 2026. 

Shelby practices in the areas of civil litigation and insurance defense, with a focus on personal injury defense, premises liability, and transportation and trucking litigation.