Teresa Jones served the people with conviction in law, education
City Court Judge Teresa Jones (seen in this file photo from January 2020), died Saturday. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian file)
Jones grew up in segregation. Her role model for becoming an attorney was Perry Mason.
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Teresa Jones Mayor Jim Strickland Kevin Woods Joris RayJane Roberts
Jane Roberts has reported in Memphis for more than 20 years. As a senior member of The Daily Memphian staff, she was assigned to the medical beat during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also has done in-depth work on other medical issues facing our community, including shortages of specialists in local hospitals. She covered K-12 education here for years and later the region’s transportation sector, including Memphis International Airport and FedEx Corp.
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