Pleas Jones
Pleas Jones | |
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| 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 |
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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.