Warren Leroy Jones
Judge Jones no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Jones decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
Applies the right to counsel without creating an unsupported exception for offenses labeled petty.
“We are without any authority authorizing the announcement of a petty offense rule.”
Will not insert an exchange rate that the contracting parties did not specify.
“Although it appears that the peso, before Castro, was pegged at a dollar, the then prevailing exchange rate was not specified in the policies and neither the district court nor this Court should write it into the contracts.”
Procedural preferences
Reviews preliminary-injunction decisions for the trial court’s exercise of discretion.
“The granting or denial of a preliminary injunction is a matter for the exercise of the discretion of the trial court.”
Requires an administrative adjudicator to obtain available evidence material to the merits.
“If, in the judgment of the Referee, evidence not offered is available and relevant, and is material to the merits of the appeal, the Referee shall obtain such evidence upon his own initiative.”
Cautions
Rejects summary judgment when governing civil-rights principles require further proceedings on the pleaded misuse of official authority.
“The application of these principles to the case before us requires the judgment of the district court be set aside.”
Enforces a contractual suit limitation at summary judgment when the undisputed record supplies no basis to avoid it.
“The motion for summary judgment of the defendant should have been granted.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“The judgment of the district court denying the appellant’s habeas corpus application will be reversed and the cause remanded for further proceedings. Reversed and remanded.”
“The decision of the Tax Court is reversed and the cause is remanded for further proceedings.”
A historical record
Judge Jones no longer hears cases. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.