Warren Leroy Jones

Warren Leroy Jones
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
In office April 21, 1955 – February 17, 1966
Appointed by	Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded by	Louie Willard Strum
Succeeded by	David W. Dyer
Personal details
Born	(1895-07-02)July 2, 1895 Gordon, Nebraska
Died	November 11, 1993(1993-11-11) (aged 98) Jacksonville, Florida
Political party	Republican

Warren Leroy Jones (July 2, 1895 – November 11, 1993) was a United States federal judge.

Born in Gordon, Nebraska, Jones received an LL.B. from the University of Denver College of Law in 1924. He was a Deputy district attorney of County of Denver, Colorado from 1922 to 1924, and was in private practice in Denver, Colorado in 1925, and then in Jacksonville, Florida until 1955.

On March 4, 1955, Jones was nominated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated by Louie Willard Strum. Jones was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 19, 1955, and received his commission on April 21, 1955. He assumed senior status on February 17, 1966. On October 1, 1981, Jones was reassigned by operation of law to the newly formed United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Jones served as a senior judge of that court until his death, in Jacksonville, Florida.

Sources

• Warren Leroy Jones at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.