© 2015 The Texas Lawbook.
By Brooks Igo
(February 2) – Woodie Jones is rejoining Alexander Dubose Jefferson & Townsend (ADJT) after serving as Chief Justice of the Third District Court of Appeals in Texas, the firm announced today. He helped cofound the Texas-based appellate boutique in 2003 and will serve as Of Counsel.
“[ADJT] is such a premiere appellate firm,” he said. “It’s gone from being a great firm to being an amazing firm.”
The former chief justice, 65, expects to cut back a little bit on his workload and focus on developing the younger lawyers at the firm. He wants to bring in work to hand off to them and serve primarily as a consultant.
The Austin Bar Foundation honored Jones on Saturday night as the 2015 recipient of the Larry York Mentoring Award at its gala in recognition of his mentorship of young members of the bar and law clerks and staff attorneys while he was on the bench.
Jones said he saw a lot of administrative law appeals on the bench and expects that trend to continue. He added that one of the biggest changes he has seen in the 40 years he has been practicing is the increase of parental termination cases.
“Our society has changed and our attitudes have shifted so that we prefer a child be raised in a loving, supportive family – not necessarily his or her biological family,” he said.
Jones said his experience on the bench has convinced him he loves appellate work.
“I want to help the firm, bring in business, keep my mind sharp and slow down a little bit to travel more and play a little bit more golf,” he said.
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