During this period, he presided over several high-profile cases, including the prosecution of Gary Ridgway, the notorious "Green River Killer" who was known to have killed 48 women.

[3] Jones was recommended by a bipartisan panel in Washington and nominated by President George W. Bush on March 19, 2007, to a seat vacated by John C. Coughenour.

[4] In April 2024, Jones sentenced Changpeng Zhao, founder of the cryptocurrency exchange Binance, to only four months in prison over Zhao's guilty plea to money laundering charges, despite federal prosecutors seeking a three-year term.

[5] Dennis Kelleher of the non-profit Better Markets criticized the verdict as insufficient to dissuade similar corporate behavior.

[6] Some of Jones's decisions expanding state surveillance powers have been controversial, including one in 2017 to allow unfettered warrantless camera surveillance by the City of Seattle by barring the public release, in response to a public records request, of information regarding cameras installed by the FBI.