The Hon. Douglas P. Jones is a magistrate for the 5th Judicial District Court of Kansas. He was appointed to the bench by the 5th Judicial District Nominating Commission in 2009, filling a vacancy created by the retirement of the Hon. John Conklin.
The 5th Judicial District encompasses Chase County and Lyon County.
Prior to his appointment, Jones was a partner at Rayl & Jones, a law firm based in Cottonwood Falls.
Jones earned a bachelor’s degree from Emporia State University in 1997. He spent the next two years working for Kathleen Sebelius, the former Kansas Insurance Commissioner, before completing a J.D. at Washburn University School of Law in 2002.
He was raised on a farm near Wetmore, Kansas.