Robert C. Jones
This page is about the federal judge for the District of Nevada. If you are looking for information about a judge with a similar name, please see Robert Jones.
| Robert C. Jones | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the District of Nevada | |
| Title: | Chief Judge |
| Position: | Seat #3 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | George W. Bush |
| Active: | 11/30/2003 - Current |
| Chief: | 2011 - Current |
| Preceded by: | David Hagen |
| Past post: | Federal Bankruptcy Judge |
| Past term: | 1983-2003 |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1947 |
| Home State: | Las Vegas, NV |
| Undergraduate: | Brigham Young U., B.S., 1971 |
| Law School: | U. of California, Los Angeles, School of Law, J.D., 1975 |
| Military service: | U.S. Army 1971 - 1972 National Guard; U.S. Air National Guard, 1972 - 1977 |
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Robert Clive Jones is an Article III federal judge for the United States District Court for the District of Nevada. He joined the Court in 2003 after being nominated by President George W. Bush. He began serving as the chief judge of the court on May 6, 2011.
Early life and education
Born in Las Vegas, Nevada, Jones graduated from Brigham Young University with his Bachelor's degree in 1971. Jones served in the United States Army National Guard from 1971 to 1972 and in the United States Air National Guard from 1972 to 1977. Jones received a Juris Doctor degree from the University of California Los Angeles School of Law in 1975. [1]
Professional career
Jones was a law clerk for former Federal Appeals Judge Clifford Wallace in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in 1975 before entering private practice in the State of Nevada until 1982.[1]
Judicial career
Bankruptcy Court District of Nevada
Jones served as a Federal Bankruptcy Judge for the United States District Court for the District of Nevada from 1983 to 2003. While serving as a Bankruptcy Judge, Jones was a member of the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals from 1986 to 1999.[1]
District Court for District of Nevada
On the recommendation of U.S. Senator John Ensign, Jones was nominated to the District of Nevada by President George W. Bush on June 9, 2003 to a seat vacated by David Hagen. Jones was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on October 2, 2003 on a Senate voice vote and received commission on November 30, 2003. [2] [3] He began serving as the chief judge of the court on May 6, 2011.
Notable cases
Jim Gibbons texting case
| United States District Court for the District of Nevada *[ Mary Keating v. State of Nevada] |
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| Judge Jones is presiding in a lawsuit involving a former female staffer of Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons. Mary Keating is suing the former Governor after wrongful termination from her position in the Governor's office about reporting 800 text messages were sent by the Governor to another woman on state cell phones. A trial has been scheduled for March 12[4]. |
I-215 paving case
| United States District Court for the District of Nevada |
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| On August 6, 2009, Judge Jones issued a restraining order involving a paving project on Interstate 215 in the Las Vegas Area. The judge ruled in favor of a complaint from a contractor from the State of North Dakota who believed that Clark County Board abused its power to award a contract to a local company despite the out of state company having a lower bid[5]. The judge ordered that no construction or new bidding can begin until August 20, 2009[5]. |
External links
- Judge Robert C. Jones Biography at the Federal Judicial Center
- Judge Jones Webpage at the United States District Court for the District of Nevada
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Judge Robert C. Jones Biography at the Federal Judicial Center
- ↑ "THOMAS" Robert Clive Jones USDC, NV confirmation: PN702-108
- ↑ "Senate Judiciary Committee" Confirmations of the 108th Congress
- ↑ "San Jose Mercury News" Hearing off until March in NV Gov's texting case, December 4, 2009
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "San Luis Obispo" Judge stops Las Vegas Beltway paving project, August 5, 2009
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: David Hagen |
District of Nevada 2003–Current Seat #3 |
Succeeded by: NA |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Robert C. Jones • James Mahan • Gloria M. Navarro • Miranda Du • Andrew Gordon | ||
| Senior judges |
Roger Hunt • Phil Pro • Kent Dawson • Lloyd George • Larry Hicks • Howard McKibben • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Valerie Cooke • Robert McQuaid, Jr. • George Foley • Peggy Leen • Vincent Ferenbach • Carl Hoffman • William Cobb • Nancy J. Koppe • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Alexander White Baldwin • Edgar Winters Hillyer • George Myron Sabin • Thomas Porter Hawley • Edward Silsby Farrington • Brian Sandoval • Edward Reed • Frank Herbert Norcross • Johnnie Rawlinson • Harry Claiborne • Roger Foley • Roger T. Foley • David Hagen • Bruce Thompson • John Rolly Ross • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Roger Hunt • Phil Pro • Lloyd George • Edward Reed • Howard McKibben • Harry Claiborne • Roger Foley • Roger T. Foley • John Rolly Ross • | ||
