Walter Burgwyn Jones (1888-1963) served in the Alabama House of Representatives and was a circuit judge for 15 years. He is most notable for his controversial decision granting an injunction against the operations of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in Alabama during the civil rights movement. He was the son of Alabama governor Thomas Goode Jones.
Walter Burgwyn Jones
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