Richard Jones at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Current assignment
- Cherokee County Juvenile Court
- Jurisdiction
- Georgia · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Richard Jones
Judge · Cherokee County Juvenile Court
Biography
Professional career
- Began his legal career as a community liaison officer and deputy prosecuting attorney for King County, later serving as a staff attorney for the Port of Seattle and in private practice with Bogle & Gates
Education
- University of Washington School of Law in, becoming the first in his family to graduate from college — J.D. (1975)
- Bachelor of Public Administration from Seattle University in 1972
Additional information
- In 2024, he sentenced Binance founder Changpeng Zhao to four months in prison for money laundering, a sentence criticized as lenient by some federal observers.
- He assumed senior status on September 5, 2022
- received his commission on October 29, 2007.
- Jones held the role of a judge on the King County Superior Court from 1994 to 2007, presiding over high-profile cases including the prosecution of Gary Ridgway, the "Green River Killer".
- Richard Anthony Jones, born in 1950 in Seattle, Washington, is a prominent American attorney and jurist.
- Judge Jones has presided over several significant and sometimes controversial cases.
- He has also issued rulings expanding state surveillance powers, including allowing warrantless camera surveillance in Seattle and narrowing privacy protections for Tor network users, which drew criticism for perceived misunderstandings of technology
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Recording and broadcasting
Statewide
Georgia's class-specific Uniform Court Rules govern electronic devices and recording in state trial courts. Before using recording, photography, livestreaming, or similar courtroom technology, confirm the governing rule and the assigned court's procedure.
Uniform Superior, Juvenile, Magistrate, Municipal and Probate Court RulesSupreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Uniform Municipal Court Rules, December 31, 2025
Nelson Municipal Court
Municipal Court proceedings, including expressly stated civil/criminal limitations. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Sources
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Biography sources checked July 26, 2026.
Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules
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