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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jan 4, 2021

Memphis Municipal Judge Teresa Jones died over the weekend after a battle with cancer the Commercial Appeal reports. A Mississippi native, Jones earned her law degree from the University of Memphis and served as an adjunct professor there. She also served as a former Shelby County Schools board member and chair of the board, as well as chief city prosecutor. Jones was appointed to the Memphis Municipal Court in 2018 to fill a vacancy created by the retirement of Earnestine Hunt Dorse. She ran for the seat in the general election later that year, winning with 73% of the vote. Her current term runs through 2023. Jones also was an active member of the legal community, sitting on the Memphis Area Legal Services board and serving as a member and past chair of the Tennessee Lawyers Assistance Program. No funeral information is available yet.