Walter Burgwyn Jones
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Walter Burgwyn Jones was a judge, legislator, and writer from Alabama
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from 1919 to 1920. He was then a circuit court judge until 1935. Jones was a presiding judge from 1935 to 1963.
While presiding over New York Times Co. v. Sullivan
in 1960, Jones ruled that the presence of an Alabama lawyer representing the New York Times contributed to the existence of a substantial business interest in the state of Alabama. This ruling ensured that the lawsuit would play out in his own courtroom. In so doing, he overruled his own book, Alabama Pleading and Practice.
, the Governor of Alabama.
W. F. Turner
cast his vote for Jones, who was a circuit court judge in Turner's home town, for President of the United States
and Herman E. Talmadge for Vice President
, instead of voting for Adlai Stevenson, and Estes Kefauver
.
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
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Political career
Jones served in the Alabama House of RepresentativesAlabama House of Representatives
The Alabama House of Representatives is the lower house of the Alabama Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Alabama. The House is composed of 105 members representing an equal amount of districts, with each constituency containing at least 42,380 citizens. There are no term...
from 1919 to 1920. He was then a circuit court judge until 1935. Jones was a presiding judge from 1935 to 1963.
While presiding over New York Times Co. v. Sullivan
New York Times Co. v. Sullivan
New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, 376 U.S. 254 , was a United States Supreme Court case which established the actual malice standard which has to be met before press reports about public officials or public figures can be considered to be defamation and libel; and hence allowed free reporting of the...
in 1960, Jones ruled that the presence of an Alabama lawyer representing the New York Times contributed to the existence of a substantial business interest in the state of Alabama. This ruling ensured that the lawsuit would play out in his own courtroom. In so doing, he overruled his own book, Alabama Pleading and Practice.
Personal life
Walter Jones was also a writer. His father was Thomas G. JonesThomas G. Jones
Thomas Goode Jones was an American Democratic politician who was the 28th Governor of Alabama from 1890 to 1894. Born in 1844 in Macon, Georgia and died in 1914 in Montgomery, Alabama....
, the Governor of Alabama.
United States presidential election of 1956
In the 1956 Presidential election, faithless electorFaithless elector
In United States presidential elections, a faithless elector is a member of the Electoral College who does not vote for the candidate they have pledged to vote for...
W. F. Turner
W. F. Turner
W. F. Turner was a United States Democratic elector from Alabama during United States presidential election, 1956.He is remembered as a faithless elector. Although he pledged to vote for Democratic ticket - Presidential nominee Adlai Stevenson and his running-mate Estes Kefauver, he cast his...
cast his vote for Jones, who was a circuit court judge in Turner's home town, for President of the United States
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
and Herman E. Talmadge for Vice President
Vice President of the United States
The Vice President of the United States is the holder of a public office created by the United States Constitution. The Vice President, together with the President of the United States, is indirectly elected by the people, through the Electoral College, to a four-year term...
, instead of voting for Adlai Stevenson, and Estes Kefauver
Estes Kefauver
Carey Estes Kefauver July 26, 1903 – August 10, 1963) was an American politician from Tennessee. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the U.S...
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Published works
- 'Alabama practices and forms' 1947
- 'Jones' equity pleading and practices' 1954
- 'Confederate war poems' 1959
- 'Alabama pleading and practice at law' 1960
- 'Citizenship and voting in Alabama' 1947
- 'Alabama secedes from the Union' 1900
- 'Alabama jury instructions' 1953
- 'John Burgwin, Carolinian, John Jones, Virginian, Their Ancestors and Descedents' 1913