Judge Jones graduated from Boston College where she double majored in political science and communications. She attended law school at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. Following law school she worked as a criminal defense attorney, a Hearing Officer at the Department of Revenue, an Administrative Law Judge at the Office of Administrative Courts, and as a Magistrate in Arapahoe County. She was appointed to the bench by Governor Jared Polis in January of 2023.