Born in Cambridge, Maryland, Jones received an Associate of Arts degree from the Baltimore Junior College (now Baltimore City Community College) in 1944 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Baltimore School of Law in 1946.

She was a lecturer in legal ethics for the University of Baltimore School of Law from 1961 to 1968.

[2] Jones was nominated by President Jimmy Carter on May 22, 1979, to the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, to a new seat authorized by 92 Stat.

[2] Jones engaged in the private practice of law in Baltimore following her resignation from the bench.

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