DA Jennings Jones on TN DA Executive Committee

Jun 25, 2016 at 07:16 am by bryan


District Attorney Jennings Jones was elected to the Executive Committee of the Tennessee District Attorneys General Conference at its annual meeting. As District Attorney for the 16th Judicial District, General Jones serves Rutherford and Cannon Counties.

In this leadership role, General Jones will lead oversight of the Conference administration, which includes budgeting, accounting, payroll, personnel and property management for all District Attorneys' offices throughout the state. In addition, the Conference is responsible for training new and experienced Assistant District Attorneys General, criminal investigators and victim witness coordinators and for advising the Tennessee General Assembly on legislative issues related to improving the criminal justice system.

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"General Jones' wealth of experience and common-sense approach are invaluable to all of the efforts of the District Attorneys General to combat criminal activity in the state," said Executive Director Jerry Estes. "We are fortunate to have Gen. Jones in this role as we look for solutions to some of the state's most difficult problems."

"Prosecutors have a unique role and a high duty to seek justice. Throughout our nation and here in Tennessee we continually face new challenges in that work. We are committed to meeting those challenges, whether it is seeking appropriate punishment for violent criminals or standing up for innocent victims," said General Jones.

General Jones was elected District Attorney in 2014 and previously served sixteen years as an Assistant District Attorney prior to election. He is a graduate of Washington and Lee University and the University of Memphis, C. C. Humphreys School of Law. He and his wife, Tanya, make their home in Murfreesboro.

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