{{featured_button_text}} U.S. District Judge James Jones announced that he plans to take senior status, which will create a vacancy on the bench. File, Bristol Herald Courier Jeff Sturgeon Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine have called for applications for an expected vacancy on the Roanoke-based U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia.Applications are due March 8.Judge James Jones announced this month that he will shift to senior status, a form of semi-retirement, on Aug. 30.Applicants start the process …