O juiz e delegado estadual Jerrauld C. Jones, 70 anos, faleceu. Longtime Norfolk judge and state delegate Jerrauld C. Jones, 70, has passed away.

O juiz e delegado estadual Jerrauld C. Jones, pai do procurador-geral democrata Jay Jones, faleceu aos 70 anos. Longtime Norfolk judge and state delegate Jerrauld C. Jones, father of Democratic attorney general hopeful Jay Jones, has passed away at 70. Jones, o primeiro funcionário da Suprema Corte Negra na Virgínia, serviu como delegado estadual de 1988 a 2002 e foi líder do Caucus Negro Legislativo da Virgínia. Jones, the first Black Supreme Court clerk in Virginia, served as a state delegate from 1988 to 2002 and was a leader of the Virginia Legislative Black Caucus. Ele ocupou vários cargos judiciais, incluindo no Tribunal de Norfolk Circuit, para o qual foi eleito em 2009 e 2017. He held various judicial positions, including on the Norfolk Circuit Court, which he was elected to in 2009 and 2017.