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Judge Malcolm Jones

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Judge Malcolm Jones

Birth
Death
27 Aug 2015 (aged 85)
Burial
Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
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JONES, Judge Malcolm age 85, died on August 27, 2015. He was a resident of Bonita Springs, Florida, having previously resided in Dartmouth, Massachusetts. He was the son of Lewis S. Jones and Shirley (Kaplan) Jones.

He leaves his loving wife Mary Ellen, his sons Stanton M. Jones of Waltham, Massachusetts, and Lawrence S. Jones and his daughter-in-law, Kathryn Urner-Jones, of Framingham, Massachusetts. He also leaves his loving sister Brenda J. Rand of Hudson, Massachusetts, as well as David and Janice Russell, and their children of Westwood, Massachusetts.

He attained both his undergraduate degree and Juris Doctor degree from Boston University and has been a member of the Massachusetts Bar since 1954. He also was admitted to the practice before the United States Supreme Court. He served as an assistant Attorney General of Massachusetts in the Administration of Edward W. Brooke, and in that capacity, did all the legal work for the institution which is now the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth. This included taking over 5,000 acres of land by eminent domain to create the present campus.

He also served as City Solicitor of the City of New Bedford in 1970 and 1971, during the time when the City was experiencing great turmoil with race riots. He practiced law in New Bedford, Massachusetts, for 35 years, until his appointment as Associate Justice to the Probate & Family Court in 1989, where he served for eleven years until mandatory retirement at age 70. Thereafter, he was with the firm of Rusitzky & Russell, of Dartmouth, Massachusetts, and engaged in mediation practice for over ten years. Judge Jones loved his family, law and life.
JONES, Judge Malcolm age 85, died on August 27, 2015. He was a resident of Bonita Springs, Florida, having previously resided in Dartmouth, Massachusetts. He was the son of Lewis S. Jones and Shirley (Kaplan) Jones.

He leaves his loving wife Mary Ellen, his sons Stanton M. Jones of Waltham, Massachusetts, and Lawrence S. Jones and his daughter-in-law, Kathryn Urner-Jones, of Framingham, Massachusetts. He also leaves his loving sister Brenda J. Rand of Hudson, Massachusetts, as well as David and Janice Russell, and their children of Westwood, Massachusetts.

He attained both his undergraduate degree and Juris Doctor degree from Boston University and has been a member of the Massachusetts Bar since 1954. He also was admitted to the practice before the United States Supreme Court. He served as an assistant Attorney General of Massachusetts in the Administration of Edward W. Brooke, and in that capacity, did all the legal work for the institution which is now the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth. This included taking over 5,000 acres of land by eminent domain to create the present campus.

He also served as City Solicitor of the City of New Bedford in 1970 and 1971, during the time when the City was experiencing great turmoil with race riots. He practiced law in New Bedford, Massachusetts, for 35 years, until his appointment as Associate Justice to the Probate & Family Court in 1989, where he served for eleven years until mandatory retirement at age 70. Thereafter, he was with the firm of Rusitzky & Russell, of Dartmouth, Massachusetts, and engaged in mediation practice for over ten years. Judge Jones loved his family, law and life.

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  • Created by: J.Bosworth
  • Added: May 7, 2017
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/179138209/malcolm-jones: accessed ), memorial page for Judge Malcolm Jones (11 Feb 1930–27 Aug 2015), Find a Grave Memorial ID 179138209, citing South Dartmouth Cemetery, Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by J.Bosworth (contributor 47406424).