James Jones
| James Jones | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia | |
| Title: | Judge |
| Position: | Seat #3 |
| Station: | Abingdon, VA |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Bill Clinton |
| Active: | 08/01/1996 - Present |
| Chief: | 2004 - 2010 |
| Preceded by: | James Michael |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1940 |
| Home State: | Tampa, FL |
| Undergraduate: | Duke, A.B., 1962 |
| Law School: | U. of Virginia School of Law, LL.B., 1965 |
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James Jones is a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia. He joined the court in 1996 after being nominated by President Bill Clinton.
Early life and education
Born in Tampa, Florida, Jones graduated with a Bachelor's degree from Duke University in 1962. Jones then received his Juris Doctor degree in 1965 from the University of Virginia School of Law. [1]
Professional career
Jones was an Assistant Attorney General for the Commonwealth of Virginia from 1965 to 1966 in the Virginia Attorney General's Office primarily representing the State in criminal appeals. [1] In 1966, Jones was a law clerk in the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, VA for former Appeals Judge Clement Haynsworth and served in that capacity until 1968.[1] Jones entered private practice in Abingdon, VA from 1968 to 1983.
In 1983, Jones was elected a State Senator for the Virginia State Senate. While in the Virginia Senate, Jones served on the Committee for Courts of Justice and the Virginia Code Commission. [1]
In 1990, Jones was appointed by Governor Douglas Miller to the Virginia State Board of Education and served as the Board’s President from 1992 until 1996. [1]
Judicial career
Western District of Virginia
On the recommendation of Virginia U.S. Senator Chuck Robb, Jones was nominated to the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia by President Bill Clinton on December 12, 1995 to a seat vacated by James Michael as Michael assumed senior status. Jones was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on July 18, 1996 and received commission on August 1, 1996. Jones has been the Court's Chief Justice since 2004.[2]
Notable cases
See also
External links
- USDC, WDVA Biography of Judge James Jones
- The Robing Room- Rate Judge Jones
- Judge James Jones FJC Bio
References
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: James Michael |
Western District of Virginia 1996–Current Seat #3 |
Succeeded by: NA |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Glen Conrad • James Jones • Samuel Wilson • Michael Urbanski | ||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | B. Waugh Crigler • Pamela Sargent • James Welsh • Robert Ballou • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
John George Jackson • Alexander Caldwell • Philip Clayton Pendleton • Isaac Samuels Pennybacker • John White Brockenbrough • John Jay Jackson • Alexander Rives • John Paul • Henry Clay McDowell • Glen Williams • John Paul, Jr. • Armistead Dobie • Floyd Roberts • Alfred Barksdale • Ted Dalton • James Michael • Thomas Michie • Roby Thompson • Hiram Widener • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
James Jones • James Turk • Jackson Kiser • Samuel Wilson • John Paul, Jr. • Ted Dalton • Roby Thompson • Hiram Widener • | ||
