Retired Shelby County General Sessions Criminal Court Judge Joyce Cassandra Broffitt passed away on Aug. 23, 2024. She was 68 years old.
Judge Broffitt was appointed to the General Sessions Criminal Court, Division 9, by the Shelby County Commission on Nov. 18, 1996, and took office on Nov. 22, 1996. She replaced Judge William Ray Ingram. Judge Broffitt was re-elected in 1998 and 2006. She was defeated in her bid for re-election in August 2014 and retired when her term expired on Aug. 31, 2014. She also served as the judge for the Tennessee Court of the Judiciary.
Prior to taking the bench, Judge Broffitt served as the assistant district attorney for the Shelby County District Attorney's Office, from 1989 to 1996. She also worked as a pretrial counselor with Shelby County pretrial services, while in law school, from 1983 to 1988.
Judge Broffitt received her law degree from the University of Memphis Cecil. C. Humphreys School of Law. She earned her undergraduate degree from Rhodes College.
Funeral services are set for Friday, Aug. 30 at Serenity Funeral Home in Memphis. Visitation is at 9 a.m. with a service to follow at 10 a.m.
Read Judge Broffitt's Obituary here.
