Robert E. Jones
This page is about the federal judge for the District of Oregon. If you are looking for information about a judge with a similar name, please see Robert Jones.
| Robert E. Jones | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the District of Oregon | |
| Title: | Senior Judge |
| Position: | Seat #3 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | George H.W. Bush |
| Active: | 4/30/1990 - 5/1/2000 |
| Senior: | 5/1/2000 - Present |
| Preceded by: | James Burns |
| Succeeded by: | Michael Mosman |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1927 |
| Home State: | Portland, OR |
| Bachelors: | U. of Hawaii, B.A., 1949 |
| Law School: | Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College, LL.B., 1953 |
| Military service: | U.S. Naval Reserve Captain, JAG Corps, 1945 - 1947 and 1949 - 1987 |
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Robert Edward Jones is an Article III federal judge for the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. He joined the court in 1990 after being nominated by President George H.W. Bush.
Early life and education
A native of Oregon, Jones graduated from the University of Hawaii with his Bachelor's Degree in 1949 and later graduated fromt he Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College with his Law Degree in 1953. Jones also had a long record of military service as a U.S. Naval Reserve Captain in the JAG (Judge Advocate General) Corps from 1945 to 1947 and from 1949 to 1987. [1]
Professional career
Jones started his legal career as a private practice attorney licensed in the State of Oregon from 1953 to 1963 and also served as a Oregon state representative in 1963. Jones later became a Circuit Court judge in the Fourth Judicial District representing Multnomah County from 1963 to 1982. In 1983, Jones was elected by the people of Oregon to become a Associate justice in the Oregon Supreme Court from 1983 to 1990. [1]
Judicial career
District of Oregon
Jones was nominated by President George Bush on February 20, 1990 to a seat vacated by James Burns as Burns assumed senior status. Jones was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on April 27, 1990 on unanimous consent of the Senate and received commission on April 30, 1990[2]. Jones assumed senior status on May 1, 2000. [1] Jones was succeeded in this position by Michael Mosman.
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| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: James Burns |
District of Oregon 1990–2000 Seat #3 |
Succeeded by: Michael Mosman |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Ann Aiken • Anna Brown • Michael Mosman • Michael McShane • Marco A. Hernandez • Michael H. Simon | ||
| Senior judges |
Ancer Haggerty • Garr King • Michael Hogan • Robert E. Jones • Owen Panner • James Redden • Malcolm Marsh • | ||
| Magistrate judges | John Acosta • Mark Clarke • Dennis Hubel • John Jelderks • Paul Papak • Janice Stewart • Patricia Sullivan • Thomas Coffin • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
James Alger Fee • Matthew Paul Deady • Charles Byron Bellinger • Charles Edwin Wolverton • Robert Sharp Bean • John Hugh McNary • Alfred Goodwin • Otto Skopil • Edward Leavy • Claude McColloch • Robert Belloni • James Burns • William East • Gus Solomon • Helen Frye • John Kilkenny • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
James Alger Fee • Ancer Haggerty • Michael Hogan • Owen Panner • James Redden • Otto Skopil • Claude McColloch • Robert Belloni • James Burns • Gus Solomon • | ||
