Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals Judge Larry A. Jones passes away

For the third time in just over a week, a Cleveland-area judge has passed away. On Thursday afternoon, the Eighth District Court of Appeals announced that Judge Larry A. Jones, Sr. passed away unexpectedly. Judge Jones joined the Court of Appeals of Ohio in January of 2009, after serving the Cleveland Municipal Court for 21 years — 14 of which he was the administrative judge. Judge Jones’s time on the bench was preceded by a lengthy career in public service as an Assistant Cuyahoga County Prosecutor and Cleveland Councilman. While on the Cleveland Municipal Court, Judge Jones spearheaded the Greater Cleveland Drug Court, a collaborative program that was innovative and successful. Read more: