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Judge Lynne K. Jones is deeply honored the citizens of Washoe County elected her to the Second Judicial District Court as District Judge, Department 6, in November 2014. She acceded to the judgeship in January 2015. She ran unopposed and was re-elected in November 2021.
In December 2021, Judge Jones was unanimously elected by her colleagues as Chief Judge effective January 2022. She served as Chief Judge of the Second Judicial District Court for four years until January 2026, after serving as the Vice Chief Judge for the four years prior. As Chief Judge, she chaired the Judicial Council of the State of Nevada-Washoe Region, Washoe County Criminal Justice Advisory Commission, and the Washoe County Assembly Bill 424 and SB 369 Implementation Committees in addition to her administrative duties.
Judge Jones serves in the General Jurisdiction Division and presides over criminal and civil matters. She also currently serves as the Specialty Court Liaison, alternate Probate and MAT Court Judge, and presides over the Young Offenders Specialty Court. She previously served as Business Court Judge and the Presiding Alternative Dispute Resolution Judge. Judge Jones serves or has served on the Court's Budget, Statistics, Legislative, Security, Rules, and Civil Bench Bar Committees as well as the State Court Statistics and State Legislative and State Specialty Court Funding Committee.
Judge Jones sits on the Washoe County Law Library Board of Trustees. She previously served on the Nevada District Judges Association ("NDJA") Education Committee and is currently, and has, for numerous years been, Treasurer of the NDJA. Additionally, Judge Jones previously served on the Nevada Board of Continuing Legal Education as a member and the Chair.
Judge Jones is a graduate of Washoe County public schools. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology/Organizational Behavior from Stanford University (1983) and her Juris Doctorate from Pepperdine University School of Law (1986).
Judge Jones is also a graduate of the National Institute of Trial Advocacy's Trial Advocacy Skills Professional Training Program. She has also served as Faculty Judge for the TIPS/ABOTA National Trial Academy for eight years.
Judge Jones was admitted to practice in Nevada in 1986 and California in 1987. After law school, she served as law clerk to Judge Robert L. Schouweiler in the Second Judicial District Court. Thereafter, she joined Woodburn and Wedge, the oldest firm in Nevada, where she worked for 17 years, culminating as a shareholder and member of the firm's governing board of directors.
At Woodburn and Wedge, Judge Jones practiced in all areas of complex civil, business and probate/trust litigation. Judge Jones' trial practice included Nevada and California state and federal courts. She also practiced before the Nevada Supreme Court and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
In 2004, then Chief Judge James W. Hardesty of the Second Judicial District Court appointed Judge Jones as Probate Commissioner/Court Master. Over the next three years, Judge Jones presided over uncontested and contested probate and trust matters, including conducting numerous evidentiary hearings and extensive settlement conferences.
From 2009 to 2014, Judge Jones worked as a solo practitioner specializing in mediation and serving as a receiver, consultant and expert witness in probate and trust matters. She also continued to serve as a special master for the Second Judicial District Court.
In 2014, Chief Jones returned to Woodburn and Wedge serving as a private mediator.
Throughout her career, Judge Jones has actively participated in the legal community. She is currently a member of the Washoe County Bar Association, the Nevada State Bar Association, and the California State Bar Association, the Washoe County Probate Bar Association and the Northern Nevada Women Lawyers Association.
Judge Jones is deeply passionate about serving the citizens of Washoe County. Since her early career, she served on boards of and volunteered for numerous community organizations including the Washoe County Law Library Board of Trustees, the National Judicial College, among others. She currently volunteers for the Nevada Center for Civic Engagement's We the People - The Citizen and the Constitution high school competition, serving as a regional, state, and national judge.
Judge Jones is committed to the Second Judicial District Court's mission. She consistently strives to serve with judicial intellect, compassion, and in a manner that allows dignity to all who appear before her.
Judge Jones is the proud mom of four (4) children.