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James Jones Jr. (Tennessee)
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2022 - Present
2030
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James Jones Jr. is a judge for Division III of the 30th Judicial District Criminal Court in Tennessee. He assumed office on September 1, 2022. His current term ends on September 1, 2030.
Jones ran for election for the Division III judge of the 30th Judicial District Criminal Court in Tennessee. He won in the general election on August 4, 2022.
Jones completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Jones was a 2014 candidate for the Shelby County General Sessions Court in Tennessee.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Shelby County, Tennessee (2022)
General election
General election for 30th Judicial District Criminal Court Division III
James Jones Jr. defeated Michael McCusker in the general election for 30th Judicial District Criminal Court Division III on August 4, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | James Jones Jr. (Nonpartisan)  | 60.3 | 68,205 | |
| Michael McCusker (Nonpartisan) | 39.7 | 44,840 | ||
| Total votes: 113,045 | |||
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2014
See also: Tennessee judicial elections, 2014
Jones, Jr. ran for election to the Shelby County General Sessions Court.
General: He was defeated in the general election on August 7, 2014, after receiving 32.7 percent of the vote. He competed against Bill Anderson, Jr.
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
James Jones Jr. completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Jones' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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James Jones is a private attorney with his own law firm for more than a decade. His law practice focuses primarily on state and federal criminal defense issues, but also handles a variety of civil litigation matters. He has handled cases in every courthouse in Shelby County. James has a passion for trial work and has had an extensive trial practice since beginning his career. Since starting his practice he has tried several dozen of cases to jury verdict and dozens more in bench trials. James has served as Special Judge in multiple courtrooms handling normal court dockets and is the only candidate in this race with this experience.
James enjoys serving his community and others. He served as a missionary for 2 years in Santiago, Chile. There James became fluent in Spanish and further developed his love for service. James has since used his Spanish to teach English classes and job training classes for parents while he worked for Memphis City Schools. In his law practice he has continued to serve the community having offered pro bono legal assistance to victims of domestic violence. James has held positions of leadership in his church and with several community organizations.
- In addition to be being tough on crime, we need to focus on prevention and rehabilitation. We need to better equip individuals with the tools and resources to increase the chance of them not reoffending.
- Judges should do more sit in the courtroom. They should take advantage of the opportunity they have to become more involved on the community.
- We need to stop complaining about the results and start attacking the problem producing the result. Judges' first/only contact with citizens cannot be in court.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
Federal courts:
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Tennessee, Middle District of Tennessee, Western District of Tennessee • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Tennessee, Middle District of Tennessee, Western District of Tennessee
State courts:
Tennessee Supreme Court • Tennessee Court of Appeals • Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals • Tennessee Circuit Court • Tennessee Chancery Courts • Tennessee Criminal Court • Tennessee Probate Court • Tennessee General Sessions Court • Tennessee Juvenile Court • Tennessee Municipal Court
State resources:
Courts in Tennessee • Tennessee judicial elections • Judicial selection in Tennessee
