Jones was nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson on June 27, 1967, to a seat vacated by J. Braxton Craven, Jr. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 28, 1967, and received commission the same day. Served as chief judge, 1968–1984. Assumed senior status on February 1, 1985. Jones's service was terminated on November 25, 2002, due to death.
^FJC Bio indicates he was born in Rutherfordton, while Cong Bio indicates he was born in the adjacent Green Hill Township.
Congressional and subsequent political serviceedit
Jones was elected as a Democrat to the 81st Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States RepresentativeAlfred L. Bulwinkle. He was reelected to the three succeeding Congresses, serving from November 7, 1950, to January 3, 1957, but was not a candidate for renomination to the 85th Congress in 1956. He was a delegate to all Democratic State Conventions from 1940 to 1960 and was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1960. He was the Chairman of the North Carolina Democratic Party Executive Committee from 1958 to 1960. He was appointed by GovernorLuther Hodges as a member of state constitution commission from 1958 to 1960.[1]
Jones was nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson on June 27, 1967, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina vacated by Judge James Braxton Craven Jr. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 28, 1967, and received his commission the same day. He served as Chief Judge from 1968 to 1984. He assumed senior status on February 1, 1985.[1][2] He presided over the criminal proceedings related to Project WestVote, a large federal investigation into vote-buying in western North Carolina.[3] His service was terminated on November 25, 2002, due to his death in Rutherfordton. He was interred in the Rutherfordton City Cemetery in Rutherfordton.[1][2]
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Woodrow Wilson Jones January 26 1914 November 25 2002 was a United States representative from North Carolina and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina Woodrow JonesSenior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North CarolinaIn office February 1 1985 November 25 2002Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North CarolinaIn office 1968 1984Preceded byWilson WarlickSucceeded byRobert Daniel PotterJudge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North CarolinaIn office June 28 1967 February 1 1985Appointed byLyndon B JohnsonPreceded byJames Braxton Craven Jr Succeeded byDavid B SentelleMember of the U S House of Representatives from North Carolina s 11th districtIn office November 7 1950 January 3 1957Preceded byAlfred L BulwinkleSucceeded byBasil Lee WhitenerPersonal detailsBornWoodrow Wilson Jones 1914 01 26 January 26 1914Rutherfordton North CarolinaDiedNovember 25 2002 2002 11 25 aged 88 Rutherfordton North CarolinaResting placeRutherfordton City CemeteryRutherfordton North CarolinaPolitical partyDemocraticEducationMars Hill College A A Wake Forest University School of Law LL B Jones was nominated by President Lyndon B Johnson on June 27 1967 to a seat vacated by J Braxton Craven Jr He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 28 1967 and received commission the same day Served as chief judge 1968 1984 Assumed senior status on February 1 1985 Jones s service was terminated on November 25 2002 due to death Contents 1 Education and career 2 Congressional and subsequent political service 3 Federal judicial service 4 References 5 External linksEducation and career editBorn on January 26 1914 in Rutherfordton Note 1 Rutherford County North Carolina Jones attended the public schools of Rutherford County He received an Associate of Arts degree from Mars Hill College in 1934 He received a Bachelor of Laws from Wake Forest University School of Law in 1937 He was in private practice of law in Rutherfordton from 1937 to 1944 He was City Attorney of Rutherfordton from 1940 to 1943 He was prosecuting attorney of the Rutherford County Recorder s Court from 1941 to 1943 He was a United States Naval Reserve Lieutenant j g from 1944 to 1946 He was in private practice of law in Rutherfordton from 1946 to 1950 He was a Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from 1947 to 1949 He was a United States representative from North Carolina from 1950 to 1957 He was in private practice of law in Rutherfordton from 1956 to 1967 1 2 FJC Bio indicates he was born in Rutherfordton while Cong Bio indicates he was born in the adjacent Green Hill Township Congressional and subsequent political service editJones was elected as a Democrat to the 81st Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative Alfred L Bulwinkle He was reelected to the three succeeding Congresses serving from November 7 1950 to January 3 1957 but was not a candidate for renomination to the 85th Congress in 1956 He was a delegate to all Democratic State Conventions from 1940 to 1960 and was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1960 He was the Chairman of the North Carolina Democratic Party Executive Committee from 1958 to 1960 He was appointed by Governor Luther Hodges as a member of state constitution commission from 1958 to 1960 1 Jones was a signatory to the 1956 Southern Manifesto that opposed the desegregation of public schools ordered by the Supreme Court in Brown v Board of Education Federal judicial service editJones was nominated by President Lyndon B Johnson on June 27 1967 to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina vacated by Judge James Braxton Craven Jr He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 28 1967 and received his commission the same day He served as Chief Judge from 1968 to 1984 He assumed senior status on February 1 1985 1 2 He presided over the criminal proceedings related to Project WestVote a large federal investigation into vote buying in western North Carolina 3 His service was terminated on November 25 2002 due to his death in Rutherfordton He was interred in the Rutherfordton City Cemetery in Rutherfordton 1 2 References edit a b c d United States Congress Woodrow W Jones id J000263 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress a b c Jones Woodrow Wilson Federal Judicial Center www fjc gov Obituaries in the News Woodrow Jones The Edwardsville Intellegencer Associated Press November 25 2002 Retrieved May 28 2020 External links edit nbsp Biography portal United States Congress Woodrow W Jones id J000263 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Woodrow Wilson Jones at Find a Grave Biographical Directory of Federal Judges OurCampaigns com profile nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress U S House of Representatives Preceded byAlfred L Bulwinkle Member of the U S House of Representatives from North Carolina s 11th congressional district1950 1957 Succeeded byBasil Lee Whitener Legal offices Preceded byJames Braxton Craven Jr Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina1967 1985 Succeeded byDavid B Sentelle Preceded byWilson Warlick Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina1968 1984 Succeeded byRobert Daniel Potter Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Woodrow W Jones amp oldid 1213938802, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
