Chief Judge Charles Robert Jones was born on Sunday, September 10, 1944, in New Orleans, Louisiana and died on July 4, 20025

He  served on the Louisiana Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit from 1991 until December 2012    A veteran of the U.S. Army, Chief Judge Jones   graduated  from  Xavier University, and Loyola University of New Orleans School of Law in 1975 .  He   served in the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office, and thereafter  in the Orleans Public Defender’s Office.  He was elected to  the Louisiana House of Representatives and served from 1984 to 1991, before embarking on a judicial career   in the Fourth Circuit.