Background
Jones, John Harris was born on April 9, 1922 in New Blaine, Arkansas, United States. Son of Ira Burton and Byrd (Harris).
Jones, John Harris was born on April 9, 1922 in New Blaine, Arkansas, United States. Son of Ira Burton and Byrd (Harris).
Bachelor of Arts, Univercity Central Arkansas, 1941; postgraduate, George Washington University Law School, 1941-1942; Bachelor of Laws, Yale, 1947.
Communications clerk Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1941-1942. Attorney private practice, Pine Bluff, 1947—2005. Special judge Circuit Court, 1950.
Special chief justice Arkansas Supreme Court, 1997. Retired, 2005
Chairman board Pine Bluff National Bank, 1964-1977, president, 1966-1976. Member Arkansas Board Law Examiners, 1953-1959.
Republican nominee for United States Senate, 1974. Republican presidential elector, 1980. Vice president, director John Rust Foundation, 1953-1960.
1st lieutenant United States Army Air Force, 1943-1945.
Served to First lieutenant United States Army Air Force, 1943-1945. Member Arkansas Bar Association, Jefferson County Bar Association (president 1959-1960).
Married Marjorie Crosby Hart, 1983.