Pleas Jones | |
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Associate Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court | |
In office 1976–1979 | |
Preceded by | New court |
Succeeded by | J. Calvin Aker |
Associate Justice of the Kentucky Court of Appeals | |
In office 1973–1976 | |
Preceded by | Homer Nelkirk |
Succeeded by | Court became the Kentucky Supreme Court |
Circuit Judge for Kentucky's 34th district | |
In office 1963–1973 | |
Commonwealth's attorney for Kentucky's 34th district | |
In office 1959–1963 | |
County judge for Whitley County, Kentucky | |
In office 1953–1957 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Pleas E. Jones December 23, 1912 Whitley County, Kentucky |
Died | September 19, 1986 Williamsburg, Kentucky | (aged 73)
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Marie |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | University of Kentucky College of Law |
Profession | Lawyer, judge |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | U.S. Army |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Pleas E. Jones (December 23, 1912 – September 20, 1986) was an American lawyer and jurist from Kentucky. A native of Whitley County, Kentucky, Jones was a schoolteacher before he served in the U.S. Army during World War II. After returning to the United States, Jones earned his law degree at the University of Kentucky College of Law. Jones was a county judge and a Commonwealth's attorney before being elected a circuit judge. In 1973, Jones was appointed an associate justice of the Kentucky Court of Appeals—then the state's highest court. He served on that court (subsequently renamed the Kentucky Supreme Court) until his retirement in 1979. He died seven years later.
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