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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Nov 15, 2021

Chancellor George R. Ellis died today, just one day after his 73rd birthday, the Administrative Office of the Courts reports. Ellis served the 28th Judicial District, which includes Crockett, Gibson and Haywood counties, since 1993. During his tenure, he chaired the Tennessee Judicial Conference Security Committee. Prior to joining the court, Ellis served as a judge on the Gibson County General Sessions Court and Dyer County Municipal Court, worked as an attorney for Harrell & Harrell, and was campaign coordinator for the late U.S. Rep. Ed Jones. Ellis earned his law degree from the University of Memphis School of Law. He later served on the law school alumni association’s board of governors.