Fred W. Jones, Jr.
| Fred W. Jones, Jr. | |
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Judge Jones (Louisiana Supreme Court photograph) | |
| City Judge for Ruston, Louisiana | |
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In office December 1954 – December 1966 | |
| Judge of the Louisiana 3rd Judicial District Court | |
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In office January 1967 – December 1980 | |
| Judge of the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal | |
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In office January 1981 – December 1990 | |
| Succeeded by | Henry Newton Brown, Jr. |
| Constituency | Bossier, Webster, Claiborne, Bienville, Union, Lincoln, Jackson, Caldwell, and Winn parishes |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 24, 1924 |
| Died | October 22, 2000 (aged 75) |
| Resting place | Pines Memorial Gardens in Ruston |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Anelle Swetman Jones |
| Children |
Sherryl J. Tucker |
| Residence | Ruston, Louisiana |
| Alma mater | Louisiana State University Law Center |
| Occupation | Judge; Attorney |
| Religion | Southern Baptist |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Rank | Assistant Staff Judge Advocate |
| Battles/wars | World War II; Korean War |
Fred W. Jones, Jr. (October 24, 1924 – October 22, 2000), was a judge of three levels of court in his native U.S. state of Louisiana, based in Ruston in Lincoln Parish.
Background
A native of Rayville in Richland Parish in North Louisiana,[1] Jones was the son of Fred "Dink" Jones, Sr. (1902-1954). His mother (1902-1926) died before Fred was even two years of age. The senior Joneses are interred at Masonic Cemetery in Rayville.[2]
Jones graduated from the Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and the Louisiana State University Law Center in Baton Rouge. He was admitted to the practice of law in 1949.[3] Jones served in the United States Army during World War II and was an assistant staff judge advocate in the Korean War.[4]
Jones was married to the former Anelle Swetman (1927-2009), a daughter of Emory G. Swetman (1901-1963) and the late Ruby F. Stringer Swetman. Jones was a member of the Chamber of Commerce and Kiwanis International. He was a deacon of the First Baptist Church of Ruston and a trustee of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky.[1] In their later years, they were members of a non-Southern Baptist congregation, the Northminster Church in Monroe, Louisiana. The Joneses had three daughters, Sherryl J. Tucker and husband, Robert, of Baton Rouge, Denise J. Wiltcher and husband, Thomas, of Amarillo, Texas, and Michelle J. Barker and husband, Mark, of Knoxville, Tennessee. There are also three grandchildren.[5]
Career
Jones held the elected position of Ruston city judge from December 1954 until 1966, when he then became judge of the Louisiana 3rd Judicial District for Lincoln and Union parishes, based in Ruston.[4] In 1975, Judge Jones ran for the first time, unsuccessfully, for the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal, based in Shreveport and encompassing nine parishes. He lost to fellow Democrat Charles A. Marvin, a native of Jonesville in Catahoula Parish who had briefly resided in Jones' Richland Parish but was then the district attorney of Bossier and Webster parishes.[6] In the nine-parish race, Marvin polled 16,106 votes; Jones, 14,521. There was no Republican candidate. Marvin succeeded the retiring Judge H. Welborn Ayres, a native of Natchitoches Parish, who retired at the mandatory age of seventy-five.[7] In 1980, Jones was elected to the Circuit Court of Appeal as a colleague of Judge Marvin. He retired from the court in December 1990.[4]
Jones was a member of the National Council of Juvenile Court Judges and the American Judicature Society.[6] He often spoke out in public forums on the breakdown of the American family. "The most effective deterrent of crime in this country is the strengthening of family ties ... bringing the people of a family together."[1] Similar remarks were often made by other state court judges, including James E. Bolin of Minden[8] and George W. Hardy, Jr., of Shreveport.[9]
Jones died two days before his 76th birthday[4] and is interred alongside his wife at Pines Memorial Gardens in Ruston.[10][5]
References
- 1 2 3 "Fred Jones is speaker at Jaycee proceedings", Minden Press-Herald, March 14, 1975, p. 1
- ↑ "Fred W. "Dink" Jones". findagrave.com. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
- ↑ "Judge Profile: Fred W. Jones, Jr.". martindale.com. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 "In Memoriam: Retired Judge Fred W. Jones, Jr.". lasc.org. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
- 1 2 "Anelle S. Jones". findagrave.com. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
- 1 2 "Jones will seek judgeship", Minden Press-Herald, April 2, 1975, p. 1
- ↑ Minden Press-Herald, May 15, 1975, p. 1
- ↑ "Bolin Civitan Guest", 'Minden Press-Herald, September 17, 1969, p. 1
- ↑ "Appeal court judge, former mayor dies". Shreveport Journal. July 17, 1967. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
- ↑ "Fred W. Jones, Jr.". findagrave.com. Retrieved June 20, 2015.