Woodrow W. Jones

Woodrow Jones
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
In office
February 1, 1985 – November 25, 2002
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
In office
1968–1984
Preceded byWilson Warlick
Succeeded byRobert Daniel Potter
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
In office
June 28, 1967 – February 1, 1985
Appointed byLyndon B. Johnson
Preceded byJames Braxton Craven Jr.
Succeeded byDavid B. Sentelle
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from North Carolina's 11th district
In office
November 7, 1950 – January 3, 1957
Preceded byAlfred L. Bulwinkle
Succeeded byBasil Lee Whitener
Personal details
Born
Woodrow Wilson Jones

(1914-01-26)January 26, 1914
Rutherfordton, North Carolina
DiedNovember 25, 2002(2002-11-25) (aged 88)
Rutherfordton, North Carolina
Resting placeRutherfordton City Cemetery
Rutherfordton, North Carolina
Political partyDemocratic
EducationMars Hill College (A.A.)
Wake Forest University School of Law (LL.B.)

Woodrow Wilson Jones (January 26, 1914 – November 25, 2002) was a United States representative from North Carolina and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina.

Jones was nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson on June 27, 1967, to a seat vacated by J. Braxton Craven, Jr. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 28, 1967, and received commission the same day. Served as chief judge, 1968–1984. Assumed senior status on February 1, 1985. Jones's service was terminated on November 25, 2002, due to death.