Thomas Goode Jones
| Thomas Goode Jones | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama | |
| Title: | Former Judge |
| Position: | Seat #1 |
| Alternative court: | Northern District of Alabama |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Theodore Roosevelt |
| Active: | 12/17/1901 - 4/28/1914 |
| Preceded by: | John Bruce |
| Succeeded by: | Henry De Lamar Clayton |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1844 |
| Deceased: | 1914 |
| Bachelors: | Virginia Military Institute |
| Law School: | Read law (1868) |
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Thomas Goode Jones (1844-1914) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern and Middle Districts of Alabama.
He was nominated by President Theodore Roosevelt on October 7, 1901 to a seat vacated by John Bruce. On December 5th of the same year, he was nominated. He was confirmed by the Senate on December 17, 1901 and received commission that same day. He served until his death on April 28, 1914. Jones was succeeded in this position by Henry De Lamar Clayton.
Early life and education
- Virginia Military Institute
- Read law, 1868
Professional career
- Army of the Confederacy Major, 1862-1865
- Planter, Montgomery, Alabama, 1865-1868
- Editor, Daily Picayune, Montgomery, Alabama, 1868
- Private practice, Montgomery, Alabama, 1868-
- Reporter of decisions, Alabama Supreme Court, 1870-1880
- Member, Alabama House of Representatives,1884-1888
- Speaker, 1886-1888
- State Governor, Alabama, 1890-1894
Judicial career
Middle and Northern Districts of Alabama
Jones was nominated by President Theodore Roosevelt on October 7, 1901 to a seat vacated by John Bruce.[1] On December 5th of the same year, he was nominated. He was confirmed by the Senate on December 17, 1901 and received commission that same day. He served until his death on April 28, 1914. Jones was succeeded in this position by Henry De Lamar Clayton.
External links
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
References
- ↑ Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by: John Bruce |
Middle District of Alabama 1901–1914 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Henry De Lamar Clayton |
| Preceded by: John Bruce |
Northern District of Alabama 1901–1914 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Henry De Lamar Clayton |
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| 1901 | |||
| 1902 |
Anderson • Burns • Coxe • Gould • Hale • Holmes • Platt • Ray • Townsend • Waite | ||
| 1903 |
Clabaugh • Day • Hay • Holt • Hook • McClelland • Morris • Pollock • Pritchard • Richards • Van Devanter • Daniel Wright • Francis Wright | ||
| 1904 |
Duell • Holland • Hunt • Lanning • Reed • Shepard • Stafford | ||
| 1905 |
Adams • Atkinson • Barney • Bethea • Booth • Cross • Dayton • Dodge • Finkelnburg • Kohlsaat • Landis • Lowell • McCall • McComas • Quarles • Sanborn • Seaman • Tayler • Whitson • Wolverton • Wright | ||
| 1906 |
Buffington • Chatfield • Ewing • Farrington • Hough • Knappen • Lewis • Martin • Moody • Peelle • Robb | ||
| 1907 |
Campbell • Cotteral • Dietrich • Dyer • Hundley • Munger • Noyes Saunders • Sheppard • Van Fleet • Van Orsdel • Ward | ||
| 1908 |
Chamberlain • Purdy • Sanford • Sater • Young | ||
| 1909 | |||
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| Active judges | |||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | Terry F. Moorer • Susan Walker • Wallace Capel, Jr. • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
William Crawford • John Gayle • William Giles Jones • Richard Busteed • George Washington Lane • John Bruce • Joel Dubina • Thomas Goode Jones • Henry De Lamar Clayton • Charles Brents Kennamer • Ira De Ment • Thomas Pittman • Robert Varner • Frank M. Johnson, Jr. • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Mark Fuller • Truman Hobbs • William Albritton • Myron Thompson • Robert Varner • Frank M. Johnson, Jr. • | ||
