Template:Did you know nominations/Pleas Jones


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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:01, 5 June 2016 (UTC)

Pleas Jones

 * ... that Pleas Jones was the first person to retire from the Kentucky Supreme Court after its creation in 1976?


 * ALT1:... that after Republican Pleas Jones accepted an appointment to the Kentucky Court of Appeals from a Democratic governor, the Kentucky Republican Party supported another candidate in the forthcoming special election for the seat?
 * ALT2:... that Republican Pleas Jones was appointed to the Kentucky Court of Appeals by a Democratic governor but won re-election to the seat as an Independent?
 * ALT3:... that President Richard Nixon refused to appoint Pleas Jones to a federal judgeship because Jones had supported Nelson Rockefeller for president at the 1968 Republican National Convention?
 * Reviewed: Dallas Equal Suffrage Association

Created by Acdixon (talk). Self-nominated at 14:49, 25 May 2016 (UTC).


 * Review by SteveStrummer
 * Eligibility
 * New article since 25 May 2016, within 7 days of nom
 * Article is of sufficient size
 * Article is NPOV, currently stable, no edit wars, no dispute tags
 * Sourcing
 * Every paragraph sourced inline
 * No bare URLs, and no external links used as inline source
 * Hook
 * Hooks are verified, but ALT3 shouldn't be used without a stronger historical source. I prefer the original hook.
 * Symbol confirmed.svg Good to go. SteveStrummer (talk) 21:24, 4 June 2016 (UTC)