Teresa Jones
Teresa Jones was a judge for Division 1 of the Memphis Municipal Court in Tennessee. Jones assumed office on January 15, 2019. Jones left office on January 2, 2021.
Jones ran for re-election for the Division 1 judge of the Memphis Municipal Court in Tennessee. Jones won in the general election on October 3, 2019.
Jones was the District 2 representative on the Shelby County Schools school board in Tennessee from 2011 to 2019.[1] She resigned in 2019 after she was appointed as Memphis Municipal Judge District 1.[2]
Jones died on January 2, 2021.[3]
Biography
When she served on the school board, Jones lived in Memphis. She was the chief city prosecutor for the City Of Memphis Law Division. She began that position in May 2013. Jones previously worked as a senior trial attorney and supervisor in the Shelby County Public Defender Office and as an adjunct professor at the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys Law School and LeMoyne Owen College. She was a member of the NAACP Executive Committee and was a member of the Midtown Church of Christ. Jones earned a bachelor's degree from Lane College and a J.D. from Memphis State University Law School.[1][4]
Elections
2019
See also: City elections in Memphis, Tennessee (2019)
General election
General election for Memphis Municipal Court Division 1
Incumbent Teresa Jones defeated LaTrena Ingram in the general election for Memphis Municipal Court Division 1 on October 3, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Teresa Jones (Nonpartisan) | 72.5 | 52,704 |
| LaTrena Ingram (Nonpartisan) | 27.1 | 19,715 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 246 | ||
| Total votes: 72,665 | |||
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2016
Five of the nine seats on the Shelby County Schools Board of Education were up for by-district general election on August 4, 2016.[5] Four of the five incumbents who ran to retain their seats ran unopposed and won additional terms: Teresa Jones in District 2, Kevin Woods in District 4, Scott McCormick in District 5, and Miska Clay-Bibbs in District 7. The District 3 race was the only contested race on the ballot, featuring incumbent Stephanie Love and challenger Sharon Fields. Love was re-elected to her seat.[6][7][8][9]
Results
| Shelby County Schools, District 2 General Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Teresa Jones Incumbent (unopposed) |
99.08% | 4,535 |
| Write-in votes | 0.92% | 42 |
| Total Votes | 4,577 | |
| Source: Shelby County Election Commission, "Certified Elections Results: 2016 State and Federal Primary Elections and County General Election," accessed September 1, 2016 | ||
Funding
Jones reported $5,520.70 in contributions and $2,945.85 in expenditures to the Shelby County Election Commission, which left her campaign with $8,942.97 on hand in the election.[10]
Endorsements
Jones received no official endorsements in the election.
2012
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Teresa Jones |
53.1% | 5,551 | |
| Nonpartisan | Tyree Daniels | 46.9% | 4,898 | |
| Total Votes | 10,449 | |||
| Source: Shelby County Election Commission, "Election Summary Report," August 20, 2012 | ||||
Campaign themes
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
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See also
2019 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Shelby County Schools, "Teresa Jones | Chair | District 2," accessed May 23, 2016
- ↑ Commercial Appeal, "Teresa Jones resigning Shelby County Schools board following judicial appointment," January 16, 2019
- ↑ Tennessee State Courts, "Judiciary Mourns The Loss Of Judge Teresa Jones," January 4, 2021
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Teresa Jones," accessed May 23, 2016
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "Election Calendar 2016," accessed March 31, 2016
- ↑ Shelby County Election Commission, "Candidate Petitions Issued and Filed," accessed April 8, 2016
- ↑ Memphis Daily News, "Two More August School Board Races Go Uncontested," April 14, 2016
- ↑ Shelby County Schools, "Shelby County Board of Education," accessed March 31, 2016
- ↑ Shelby County Election Commission, "Unofficial Results: 2016 State and Federal Primary Elections and County General Election," accessed August 5, 2016
- ↑ Shelby County Election Commission, "Information Directory," accessed September 22, 2016
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