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James McHall Jones

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California · 1850

James McHall Jones , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. James McHall Jones (December 31, 1823 – December 15, 1851) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.

Education

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Career

Private practice, Plaquemine, Louisiana, 1843-1845, 1846-1848; Traveled in Paris and Rome, 1845-1846; Private practice, San Jose, California, 1849-1850; U.S. attorney for the Southern District of California, 1850

Biography

James McHall Jones (December 31, 1823 – December 15, 1851) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.

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Capitol Receipts, “James McHall Jones : Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern…,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/appointee/j1195/james-mchall-jones (accessed 2026-10-13).

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