Paul J. Jones (November 4, 1880 – August 4, 1965) was an American football player and coach and United States federal judge.
He played fullback for the University of Michigan's national championship football team in 1902 and became the football coach at Western Reserve University after graduating from Michigan.
He practiced law from 1905 to 1920 and served as an Ohio state court judge from 1920 to 1923. In 1923, he was appointed as a United States district court judge in Cleveland, a position he held until his death in 1965.
Jones entered the private practice of law in Youngstown, Ohio in 1905. He was a Referee in Bankruptcy of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio from 1912 to 1916. Jones was appointed Youngstown city attorney, a position he held from 1916 to 1920.[8] He also ran for mayor of Youngstown, an election he lost by 400 votes.
In 1920, he was elected as a Court of Common Pleas judge for Mahoning County, serving in that role from 1920 to 1923.
Jones was nominated by President Warren G. Harding to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio on February 28, 1923, to a new seat created by 42 Stat. 837. Confirmed by the Senate on March 2, 1923, he received his commission the same day.
Jones developed a reputation for his outspoken comments from the bench. In 1932, as Prohibition was being widely blamed with causing the spread of racketeering and organized crime, Judge Jones asserted that the influence of Prohibition on crime was exaggerated.[2] In 1933, Judge Jones gained attention when he sentenced a 46-year-old pregnant mother of ten to 15 days in jail for selling a quart of liquor to federal agents for 50 cents.[9] He refused the woman's plea for leniency, saying: "It is an outrage for this woman to be bringing children into the world when she and her husband cannot support those they already have without breaking the law."[9] As he sentenced her, Judge Jones lectured her on the advantages of birth control, closing his comments by asking, "Doesn't this woman know how to stop it?"[2]
In 1934, he criticized "windy lawyers" for their "briefs of Voltairian proportions" which "unduly burden the court and tire it out."[2]
Jones gained national attention in 1946 when he ruled that rent control laws were unconstitutional. He held that, while rent control may have been permissible during the wartime emergency, Congress lacked the power to continue the restrictions "when peace has returned in fact."[2]
In 1947, the NEA wire service ran a feature article about Judge Jones and his rent control decision in which it observed:
"If you either own or rent an apartment, you either love or hate Federal Judge Paul Jones. Judge Jones, of the Northern Ohio District Court, handed down the ruling that the rent law is unconstitutional. If sustained by higher courts, his decision means, simply, that all rent controls are over and done for, that landlords can charge all the traffic will bear and that tenants can pay or get out."[2]
Jones' ruling was later reversed by the U. S. Supreme Court. Jones continued to contend that his ruling had been correct.[8] He served as chief judge from 1948 to 1959 and remained on the court until his death on August 4, 1965. At the time of his death at age 84, Jones was the oldest active district court judge in the United States.[10] He had announced plans to retire on in November 1965 on his 85th birthday due to illness.[8] He died at his home in Shaker Heights, Ohio.[10]
Judge Paul Jones was married to Caroline Bonnell, a survivor of the sinking of the Titanic, in 1924. They had a son, Paul Jones, Jr., and a daughter, Mrs. Mary Chilcote
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Paul J. Jones at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Richard Kleiner (December 1, 1947). "Outspoken Judge Jones: He Startled U. S. With His Rent Decision, But He Has No Opinion About His Opinion". Cumberland Evening Times.
Jump up ^ "1902 Michigan Football Team". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library.
Jump up ^ Jesse J. Ricks (1901). The Michigan Daily-News Football Year-Book. Ann Arbor Printing Company. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
Jump up ^ "In the Sporting World". Oshkosh Daily Northwestern. October 24, 1902.
Jump up ^ "1902 Michigan Football Roster". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library.
Jump up ^ "The Sporting News". The Fort Wayne News. March 23, 1903.
^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h "Federal Judge Dies Today In Shaker Heights". Marysville Journal-Tribune. August 4, 1965.
^ Jump up to: a b "JAIL MOTHER FOR SELLING LIQUOR". Zanesville Signal. January 10, 1933.
^ Jump up to: a b "Jones, Oldest Active U.S. Judge, Dies At 84". Portsmouth Times. August 5, 1965.
He played fullback for the University of Michigan's national championship football team in 1902 and became the football coach at Western Reserve University after graduating from Michigan.
He practiced law from 1905 to 1920 and served as an Ohio state court judge from 1920 to 1923. In 1923, he was appointed as a United States district court judge in Cleveland, a position he held until his death in 1965.
Jones entered the private practice of law in Youngstown, Ohio in 1905. He was a Referee in Bankruptcy of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio from 1912 to 1916. Jones was appointed Youngstown city attorney, a position he held from 1916 to 1920.[8] He also ran for mayor of Youngstown, an election he lost by 400 votes.
In 1920, he was elected as a Court of Common Pleas judge for Mahoning County, serving in that role from 1920 to 1923.
Jones was nominated by President Warren G. Harding to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio on February 28, 1923, to a new seat created by 42 Stat. 837. Confirmed by the Senate on March 2, 1923, he received his commission the same day.
Jones developed a reputation for his outspoken comments from the bench. In 1932, as Prohibition was being widely blamed with causing the spread of racketeering and organized crime, Judge Jones asserted that the influence of Prohibition on crime was exaggerated.[2] In 1933, Judge Jones gained attention when he sentenced a 46-year-old pregnant mother of ten to 15 days in jail for selling a quart of liquor to federal agents for 50 cents.[9] He refused the woman's plea for leniency, saying: "It is an outrage for this woman to be bringing children into the world when she and her husband cannot support those they already have without breaking the law."[9] As he sentenced her, Judge Jones lectured her on the advantages of birth control, closing his comments by asking, "Doesn't this woman know how to stop it?"[2]
In 1934, he criticized "windy lawyers" for their "briefs of Voltairian proportions" which "unduly burden the court and tire it out."[2]
Jones gained national attention in 1946 when he ruled that rent control laws were unconstitutional. He held that, while rent control may have been permissible during the wartime emergency, Congress lacked the power to continue the restrictions "when peace has returned in fact."[2]
In 1947, the NEA wire service ran a feature article about Judge Jones and his rent control decision in which it observed:
"If you either own or rent an apartment, you either love or hate Federal Judge Paul Jones. Judge Jones, of the Northern Ohio District Court, handed down the ruling that the rent law is unconstitutional. If sustained by higher courts, his decision means, simply, that all rent controls are over and done for, that landlords can charge all the traffic will bear and that tenants can pay or get out."[2]
Jones' ruling was later reversed by the U. S. Supreme Court. Jones continued to contend that his ruling had been correct.[8] He served as chief judge from 1948 to 1959 and remained on the court until his death on August 4, 1965. At the time of his death at age 84, Jones was the oldest active district court judge in the United States.[10] He had announced plans to retire on in November 1965 on his 85th birthday due to illness.[8] He died at his home in Shaker Heights, Ohio.[10]
Judge Paul Jones was married to Caroline Bonnell, a survivor of the sinking of the Titanic, in 1924. They had a son, Paul Jones, Jr., and a daughter, Mrs. Mary Chilcote
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Paul J. Jones at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Richard Kleiner (December 1, 1947). "Outspoken Judge Jones: He Startled U. S. With His Rent Decision, But He Has No Opinion About His Opinion". Cumberland Evening Times.
Jump up ^ "1902 Michigan Football Team". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library.
Jump up ^ Jesse J. Ricks (1901). The Michigan Daily-News Football Year-Book. Ann Arbor Printing Company. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
Jump up ^ "In the Sporting World". Oshkosh Daily Northwestern. October 24, 1902.
Jump up ^ "1902 Michigan Football Roster". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library.
Jump up ^ "The Sporting News". The Fort Wayne News. March 23, 1903.
^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h "Federal Judge Dies Today In Shaker Heights". Marysville Journal-Tribune. August 4, 1965.
^ Jump up to: a b "JAIL MOTHER FOR SELLING LIQUOR". Zanesville Signal. January 10, 1933.
^ Jump up to: a b "Jones, Oldest Active U.S. Judge, Dies At 84". Portsmouth Times. August 5, 1965.
Paul J. Jones (November 4, 1880 – August 4, 1965) was an American football player and coach and United States federal judge.
He played fullback for the University of Michigan's national championship football team in 1902 and became the football coach at Western Reserve University after graduating from Michigan.
He practiced law from 1905 to 1920 and served as an Ohio state court judge from 1920 to 1923. In 1923, he was appointed as a United States district court judge in Cleveland, a position he held until his death in 1965.
Jones entered the private practice of law in Youngstown, Ohio in 1905. He was a Referee in Bankruptcy of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio from 1912 to 1916. Jones was appointed Youngstown city attorney, a position he held from 1916 to 1920.[8] He also ran for mayor of Youngstown, an election he lost by 400 votes.
In 1920, he was elected as a Court of Common Pleas judge for Mahoning County, serving in that role from 1920 to 1923.
Jones was nominated by President Warren G. Harding to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio on February 28, 1923, to a new seat created by 42 Stat. 837. Confirmed by the Senate on March 2, 1923, he received his commission the same day.
Jones developed a reputation for his outspoken comments from the bench. In 1932, as Prohibition was being widely blamed with causing the spread of racketeering and organized crime, Judge Jones asserted that the influence of Prohibition on crime was exaggerated.[2] In 1933, Judge Jones gained attention when he sentenced a 46-year-old pregnant mother of ten to 15 days in jail for selling a quart of liquor to federal agents for 50 cents.[9] He refused the woman's plea for leniency, saying: "It is an outrage for this woman to be bringing children into the world when she and her husband cannot support those they already have without breaking the law."[9] As he sentenced her, Judge Jones lectured her on the advantages of birth control, closing his comments by asking, "Doesn't this woman know how to stop it?"[2]
In 1934, he criticized "windy lawyers" for their "briefs of Voltairian proportions" which "unduly burden the court and tire it out."[2]
Jones gained national attention in 1946 when he ruled that rent control laws were unconstitutional. He held that, while rent control may have been permissible during the wartime emergency, Congress lacked the power to continue the restrictions "when peace has returned in fact."[2]
In 1947, the NEA wire service ran a feature article about Judge Jones and his rent control decision in which it observed:
"If you either own or rent an apartment, you either love or hate Federal Judge Paul Jones. Judge Jones, of the Northern Ohio District Court, handed down the ruling that the rent law is unconstitutional. If sustained by higher courts, his decision means, simply, that all rent controls are over and done for, that landlords can charge all the traffic will bear and that tenants can pay or get out."[2]
Jones' ruling was later reversed by the U. S. Supreme Court. Jones continued to contend that his ruling had been correct.[8] He served as chief judge from 1948 to 1959 and remained on the court until his death on August 4, 1965. At the time of his death at age 84, Jones was the oldest active district court judge in the United States.[10] He had announced plans to retire on in November 1965 on his 85th birthday due to illness.[8] He died at his home in Shaker Heights, Ohio.[10]
Judge Paul Jones was married to Caroline Bonnell, a survivor of the sinking of the Titanic, in 1924. They had a son, Paul Jones, Jr., and a daughter, Mrs. Mary Chilcote
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Paul J. Jones at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Richard Kleiner (December 1, 1947). "Outspoken Judge Jones: He Startled U. S. With His Rent Decision, But He Has No Opinion About His Opinion". Cumberland Evening Times.
Jump up ^ "1902 Michigan Football Team". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library.
Jump up ^ Jesse J. Ricks (1901). The Michigan Daily-News Football Year-Book. Ann Arbor Printing Company. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
Jump up ^ "In the Sporting World". Oshkosh Daily Northwestern. October 24, 1902.
Jump up ^ "1902 Michigan Football Roster". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library.
Jump up ^ "The Sporting News". The Fort Wayne News. March 23, 1903.
^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h "Federal Judge Dies Today In Shaker Heights". Marysville Journal-Tribune. August 4, 1965.
^ Jump up to: a b "JAIL MOTHER FOR SELLING LIQUOR". Zanesville Signal. January 10, 1933.
^ Jump up to: a b "Jones, Oldest Active U.S. Judge, Dies At 84". Portsmouth Times. August 5, 1965.
He played fullback for the University of Michigan's national championship football team in 1902 and became the football coach at Western Reserve University after graduating from Michigan.
He practiced law from 1905 to 1920 and served as an Ohio state court judge from 1920 to 1923. In 1923, he was appointed as a United States district court judge in Cleveland, a position he held until his death in 1965.
Jones entered the private practice of law in Youngstown, Ohio in 1905. He was a Referee in Bankruptcy of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio from 1912 to 1916. Jones was appointed Youngstown city attorney, a position he held from 1916 to 1920.[8] He also ran for mayor of Youngstown, an election he lost by 400 votes.
In 1920, he was elected as a Court of Common Pleas judge for Mahoning County, serving in that role from 1920 to 1923.
Jones was nominated by President Warren G. Harding to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio on February 28, 1923, to a new seat created by 42 Stat. 837. Confirmed by the Senate on March 2, 1923, he received his commission the same day.
Jones developed a reputation for his outspoken comments from the bench. In 1932, as Prohibition was being widely blamed with causing the spread of racketeering and organized crime, Judge Jones asserted that the influence of Prohibition on crime was exaggerated.[2] In 1933, Judge Jones gained attention when he sentenced a 46-year-old pregnant mother of ten to 15 days in jail for selling a quart of liquor to federal agents for 50 cents.[9] He refused the woman's plea for leniency, saying: "It is an outrage for this woman to be bringing children into the world when she and her husband cannot support those they already have without breaking the law."[9] As he sentenced her, Judge Jones lectured her on the advantages of birth control, closing his comments by asking, "Doesn't this woman know how to stop it?"[2]
In 1934, he criticized "windy lawyers" for their "briefs of Voltairian proportions" which "unduly burden the court and tire it out."[2]
Jones gained national attention in 1946 when he ruled that rent control laws were unconstitutional. He held that, while rent control may have been permissible during the wartime emergency, Congress lacked the power to continue the restrictions "when peace has returned in fact."[2]
In 1947, the NEA wire service ran a feature article about Judge Jones and his rent control decision in which it observed:
"If you either own or rent an apartment, you either love or hate Federal Judge Paul Jones. Judge Jones, of the Northern Ohio District Court, handed down the ruling that the rent law is unconstitutional. If sustained by higher courts, his decision means, simply, that all rent controls are over and done for, that landlords can charge all the traffic will bear and that tenants can pay or get out."[2]
Jones' ruling was later reversed by the U. S. Supreme Court. Jones continued to contend that his ruling had been correct.[8] He served as chief judge from 1948 to 1959 and remained on the court until his death on August 4, 1965. At the time of his death at age 84, Jones was the oldest active district court judge in the United States.[10] He had announced plans to retire on in November 1965 on his 85th birthday due to illness.[8] He died at his home in Shaker Heights, Ohio.[10]
Judge Paul Jones was married to Caroline Bonnell, a survivor of the sinking of the Titanic, in 1924. They had a son, Paul Jones, Jr., and a daughter, Mrs. Mary Chilcote
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Paul J. Jones at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Richard Kleiner (December 1, 1947). "Outspoken Judge Jones: He Startled U. S. With His Rent Decision, But He Has No Opinion About His Opinion". Cumberland Evening Times.
Jump up ^ "1902 Michigan Football Team". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library.
Jump up ^ Jesse J. Ricks (1901). The Michigan Daily-News Football Year-Book. Ann Arbor Printing Company. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
Jump up ^ "In the Sporting World". Oshkosh Daily Northwestern. October 24, 1902.
Jump up ^ "1902 Michigan Football Roster". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library.
Jump up ^ "The Sporting News". The Fort Wayne News. March 23, 1903.
^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h "Federal Judge Dies Today In Shaker Heights". Marysville Journal-Tribune. August 4, 1965.
^ Jump up to: a b "JAIL MOTHER FOR SELLING LIQUOR". Zanesville Signal. January 10, 1933.
^ Jump up to: a b "Jones, Oldest Active U.S. Judge, Dies At 84". Portsmouth Times. August 5, 1965.
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