About Jerry

Born and raised in Collinston, Louisiana.
Taught public school for six years in the Morehouse Parish Public School System.
Graduate of Tulane Law School, Class of 1978.
Practicing trial attorney since 1978.
Praticed law with Samuel Dalton, New Orleans, LA. 1978 - 1981
Partner in the Law firm Jones & Johnson, 1984-1991.
Married Dr. Shelley Coats Jones, Regional Medical Director, D. H. H. Department of Public Health.
Elected District Attorney, Fourth Judicial District, Morehouse and Ouachita Parishes, term began January, 1991.
Entered second term of office unopposed in 1996.
Entered Third term unopposed
LDAA since 1991
Past President of the Louisiana District Attorney's Association (LDAA).
Member of the LDAA Board of Directors, LDAA Legislative Committee, DART (Drug Asset Recovery Team) Committee and LDAA Capital Case Study Subcommittee.
LDAA AD HOC Committee on Indigent Defense Charge
LDAA Pre-trial Services Committee, LDAA IV-D Committee
LDAA General Membership, LDAA Nominating Committee
LDAA AD HOC Assessment Committee, LDAA Public Relations
Committee, LDAA Amicus Curiae Committee, Louisiana Advisory Council on Law Enforcement, Member of the Child Death Review Panel, Protective Order Registry Program Steering Committee Member, of Summit on Criminal Justice.