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Former SCS board member, judge Teresa Jones dies after battle with cancer
SCS board member, judge Teresa Jones dies after battle with cancer By WMC Action News 5 Staff | January 2, 2021 at 7:30 PM CST - Updated January 2 at 10:22 PM
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Former Shelby County Schools board member and judge Teresa Jones reportedly died this weekend after battling cancer.
Several community leaders and colleagues of Jones issued statements following her passing.
Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland shared a lengthy statement on the city’s website saying:
“I’m sorry to learn today of the passing of Judge Teresa Jones who lost her battle with cancer. I was honored to appoint Teresa to the Memphis Municipal Court, Division One, before she was overwhelmingly elected in October of 2019. A long time public servant, Judge Jones applied her talent as a Shelby County school board member, Chief City Prosecutor, trial attorney, public defender and adjunct professor. She was also a competi