1952
The Hon. Judge Jones is born in Chicago, Illinois to Fred Alexander Jones and Luenettie Jones.
1975
The Hon. Judge Jones receives a Bachelor of Science from the University of Illinois.
1977
The Hon. Judge Jones receives a Doctor of Jurisprudence from Valparaiso University and becomes a legal assistant in the Porter County Prosecutor’s Office in Valparaiso, Indiana.
1978
The Hon. Judge Jones is admitted to practice in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and serves as legal counsel in the Cook County Legal Assistant’s Office in Maywood, Illinois.
1980
The Hon. Judge Jones joins the Illinois Association of Trial Lawyers.
1981
The Hon. Judge Jones is certified as a Diplomate of the National Judicial College and becomes an administrative law judge for the Human Rights Commission in Chicago, Illinois.
1981
The Hon. Judge Jones authors “Tenant’s Guide to Self-Help.”
1983
The Hon. Judge Jones is admitted to practice in the U.S. Supreme Court.
1984
The Hon. Judge Jones is appointed vice president of the Illinois Association of Administrative Law Judges.
1985
The Hon. Judge Jones serves as assistant regional civil rights counsel in the Office of Civil Rights in the Department of Education in Chicago.
1987
The Hon. Judge Jones serves as a supervising attorney in the Office of the Public Guardian in Chicago.
1990
The Hon. Judge Jones authors “Termination of Parental Rights.”
1994
The Hon. Judge Jones becomes a judicial hearing officer in the Domestic Relations Division of the Circuit Court of Cook County in Chicago.
2012
The Hon. Judge Jones becomes certified in mediation at DePaul University and authors “Parent and Child Support Issues.”