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Tonya R. Jones

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Last updated Aug. 12, 2025

Candidate insights
  • Was a family lawyer before working as a magistrate in Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court.
  • A member of the Delta Sigma Theta sorority.
  • Raises backyard chickens with her husband, Cleveland Councilmember Joe Jones.
Sitting Judge?
Yes
Party
democrat
Residence
Cleveland
Admitted to practice law in Ohio
1999
Previous jobs
Private practice (civil), Other job in government

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