Judge Jason L. Jones

Judicial Assistant Beth Rissinger

Judicial Experience

Circuit Judge: July 2025 to Present

» Family Law

Leon County Judge: July 2020 to July 2025

» General Jurisdiction County Court Judge

» County Civil and Small Claims Court

» Landlord/Tenant Actions

» County Criminal and Traffic (misdemeanor offenses)

» Serious Bodily Injury Civil Traffic Infractions

» First Appearance

» Uncontested Divorces and Adoptions (Circuit Court Assignment)

» Mental Health Court

» Baker and Marchman Act Hearings (Circuit Court Assignment)

Legal Experience

General Counsel, Florida Department of Law Enforcement: August 2015 to July 2020

» FDLE Chief Ethics Officer

» FDLE Special Agent Academy- Legal Instructor

» Marjory Stoneman Douglas Public Safety Commission- General Counsel

» Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation (CFA)- Legal Advisor

» Florida Corrections Accreditation Commission (FCAC)- Legal Advisor

» Statewide Council on Human Trafficking- Member

» Advised the agency command staff on legal and ethical issues.

» Assisted in drafting and amending legislation

» Oversaw the day-to-day operations of the agency’s Office of General Counsel and supervised the agency's assistant general counsels and associated staff in the areas of employment law, public records, criminal history, seal and expunge, firearms purchase, contracts, sexual offender registration, administrative rule-making, administrative license prosecution, and criminal investigations.

Regional Legal Advisor, Florida Department of Law Enforcement: October 2009 to August 2015

» FDLE Special Agent Academy- Legal Instructor

» North Florida Fusion Exchange- Privacy Officer

» Child Abduction Response Team- Legal Advisor

» North Florida Regional Domestic Security Task Force- Legal Advisor

» Governor’s Inaugural Security Plan (2011 & 2015)- Legal Officer

» FDLE Special Agent- 2011-2020

» Provided legal guidance to FDLE’s Special Agents, Investigators, and lab and investigative support personnel on issues of law and criminal procedure, including search and seizure, court orders, applications for wiretaps, and similar sophisticated investigative efforts.

Assistant State Attorney, Second Judicial Circuit: March 2004 to October 2009

» Handled Juvenile, Traffic, Misdemeanor, and Felony cases.

» Practiced in Jefferson, Gadsden, and Leon County

Education

Florida State University College of Law

» Juris Doctor, December 2003

» Phi Delta Phi Legal Honor Fraternity- Officer

» Student Bar Association

University of Florida

» B.A. Criminology with Honors, May 2000

» Minor in General Education

Organizations

» Tallahassee Bar Association

» Stafford Inns of Court

» Florida Government Bar Association

» Tallahassee Barristers

» Tallahassee Women Lawyers

Procedures

Policies, Procedures and Preferences for cases assigned to Judge Jones can be found at the "Manuals, Forms & Procedures" section of this website.