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Posted by: Azya Thornton on Aug 1, 2025

Judge George W. Emerson Jr. died July 29 at age 71. Emerson earned his degree from Memphis State University in 1977, followed by a law degree from the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law in 1980. He began his career as a law clerk for Judge William B. Leffler, then practiced law for more than two decades before being appointed as a U.S. Bankruptcy judge for the Western District of Tennessee in 2006, a role he held with honor until his retirement in 2020. A visitation will be held Aug. 9 at 10 a.m. CDT at the Church of the Incarnation, 360 Bray Station Road, Collierville 38017, followed by a funeral service at 11 a.m. A reception will take place afterward at Ridgeway Country Club, 9800 Poplar Ave., Germantown 38139. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Baptist Reynolds Hospice House, Church of the Incarnation, Hope Church or Our Lady of Perpetual Help.