 In 1920, he was appointed to the Wisconsin Supreme Court by Governor Emanuel L. Philipp, to fill the vacancy created by the death of justice John B. Winslow.In April 1922, Jones was elected to fill the remainder of Winslow's term, which expired in 1926.He did not seek re-election in 1925, and in January 1926 he was replaced by his former law partner E. Ray Stevens.