Retired Judge Fred W. Jones, Jr., 75, 2nd Circuit Court of Appeal, died on October 22, 2000, just two days before his 76th birthday. His first judicial oath of office was December of 1954 at Ruston City Court, where he served three terms. He served at 3rd Judicial District Court until his election to 2nd Circuit Court of Appeal in 1980. He retired in December of 1990. He was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War, where he served as Assistant Staff Judge Advocate, IX Corps, in Central Korea.