Warren Leroy Jones
How Judge Jones rules, drawn from 25 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Jones no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Jones
Warren Leroy Jones was a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Judge Jones received a commission on April 21, 1955. Judge Jones assumed senior status on February 17, 1966 and was reassigned to another court on October 1, 1981.
How Judge Jones decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In McDonald's habeas appeal, he held her uncounseled misdemeanor guilty pleas invalid and rejected a petty-offense exception to the right to counsel.
“We are without any authority authorizing the announcement of a petty offense rule.”
In the Cuban insurance-policy appeals, he rejected the district court's one-peso-to-one-dollar exchange rate because the policies did not specify it.
“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
In Detroit Football Company's injunction appeal, he affirmed the denial because the club had not shown an abuse of the district court's discretion.
“The granting or denial of a preliminary injunction is a matter for the exercise of the discretion of the trial court.”
In Robbins's railroad-benefits appeal, he vacated the Board's order because benefits had been cut off without a proper hearing and directed their payment until such a hearing established otherwise.
“Since the benefits to Robbins were cut off without the requisite pre-termination procedural due process hearing, benefits must be paid to him from the cut-off date until it be determined, if it be so determined, after a proper hearing that he is no longer entitled.”
Cautions
In Fox's prison civil-rights case, he vacated summary judgment on claims that officers exposed Fox to an inmate attack and withheld his property.
“The application of these principles to the case before us requires the judgment of the district court be set aside.”
In Carpenter's cruise-ship injury suit, he held that the ticket gave adequate notice of its one-year suit limitation and directed summary judgment for the shipowner.
“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 here. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.