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James Parker Jones
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia · 1996
James Parker Jones , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia. James Parker Jones (born July 3, 1940) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia. He served as a judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court from 2015 to 2022. He served as a judge of the United States Alien Terrorist Removal Court from 2016 to 2021.
Education
- Duke UniversityA.B., 1962
- University of Virginia School of LawLL.B., 1965
Career
Assistant attorney general, Commonwealth of Virginia, 1965-1966; Law clerk, Hon. Clement Haynsworth, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 1966-1968; Private practice, Abingdon, Virginia, 1968-1971; Private practice, Bristol, Virginia, 1971-1995; State senator, Virginia, 1983-1988; Member, Virginia State Board of Education, 1990-1996; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2007-2011
Biography
James Parker Jones (born July 3, 1940) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia. He served as a judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court from 2015 to 2022. He served as a judge of the United States Alien Terrorist Removal Court from 2016 to 2021.
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