Pleas Jones
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Pleas Jones | |
|---|---|
| Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court | |
| In office January 1, 1976 – January 1, 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Court established |
| Succeeded by | J. Calvin Aker |
| Justice of the Kentucky Court of Appeals | |
| In office August 3, 1973 – December 31, 1975 | |
| Preceded by | Homer Neikirk |
| Succeeded by | Court became 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 |
| Died | September 19, 1986 (aged 73) |
| 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 J.D. 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 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.
Pleas Jones was born on a farm in Whitley County, Kentucky, on December 23, 1912.[1] He was the son of Nathaniel "Thanny" and Rachel Lundy Jones.[2] In the 1920s, the family moved to Harlan County, where Jones earned money by delivering The Cincinnati Post in the town of Bardo.[3]
The family returned to Whitley County, and after graduating from Williamsburg High School, Jones matriculated to Cumberland College (then a junior college, now University of the Cumberlands).[3] He left Cumberland in 1934 and earned education degrees at Union College and Eastern State Teachers College (now Eastern Kentucky University).[3]
Jones and his wife, Marie, had two sons – Pleas David and Gorman.[1]
Jones was an active member of Main Street Baptist Church in Williamsburg, where he was a Sunday school teacher and the church treasurer.[1] He was also a member of a number of civic organizations, including the American Legion, Lions Club, Rotary Club, Freemasons, Shriners, and the Sons of the American Revolution.[1] He sat on the board of directors for Southeastern Kentucky Baptist Hospital.[1]