In 1980, Wilmington City Council voted to hire Robert Jones, succeeding Cicero Yow, as the city attorney. Jones was hired as the first full-time attorney without an outside private practice in city history.

In 1980, Wilmington City Council voted to hire Robert Jones, succeeding Cicero Yow, as the city attorney. Jones was hired as the first full-time attorney without an outside private practice in city history.