Jerri Green

Jerri Green is a member of the Memphis City Council representing District 2 and the Democratic nominee for governor. She is an attorney and former public defender and executive director of the Community Legal Center.[1][2]

Green was born and raised in Memphis and graduated from White Station High School.[1][3] She earned a Bachelor of Arts in English and political science from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, in 1999 and a Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center in 2003.[1][3]

Green began her legal career as a juvenile public defender in Nashville and later became executive director of the Community Legal Center in Memphis, which provides legal services to people who could not otherwise afford them.[1] She also served Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris as senior policy advisor and deputy chief of staff, and her campaign biography says she was appointed Shelby County's Chief Public Defender.[1]

Green joined the Memphis City Council, representing District 2, on January 1, 2024.[2][3] She won the August 6, 2026 Democratic primary for governor and is the party's nominee in the November 3 general election.[3]

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21.