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John E. Jones III
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania · 2002
John E. Jones III, Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. The Senate voted 96–0 on the nomination on Jul 29, 2002 (Nomination Confirmed). John Edward Jones III (born June 13, 1955) is an American lawyer who has been the 30th president of Dickinson College since 2021. He was previously a district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. He is best known for his presiding role in the landmark Kitzmiller v.
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- United States District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
107th Congress · Nomination Confirmed96–0 · Jul 29, 2002
Education
- Dickinson CollegeB.A., 1977
- Dickinson School of Law (now Penn State Dickinson Law)J.D., 1980
Career
Private practice, Pottsville, Pennsylvania, 1980-2002; Law clerk (part-time), Hon. Guy A. Bowe, Court of Common Pleas of Schuylkill County [Pennsylvania], 1980-1984; Assistant public defender (part-time), Pennsylvania, 1984-1995; Executive officer, Phoenix Contracting Co. and affiliated corporations, 1980-2002; Director, Union Bank and Trust Company, 1993-2002; Chairman, Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, 1995-2002; Interim president, Dickinson College, 2021-2022; President, Dickinson College, 2022-
Biography
John Edward Jones III (born June 13, 1955) is an American lawyer who has been the 30th president of Dickinson College since 2021. He was previously a district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. He is best known for his presiding role in the landmark Kitzmiller v.
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