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Charles Alvin Jones
Former judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Charles Alvin Jones served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt and confirmed Jul 18, 1939.
- Appointed by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Confirmed
- Jul 18, 1939
- Born
- 1887
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third CircuitFranklin D. Roosevelt · Jul 18, 1939 – Dec 31, 1944
Education
- Dickinson School of Law (now Penn State Dickinson Law)LL.B., 1910
Career
Private practice, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1910-1939; American Ambulance Service, French Army, 1917; U.S. Naval Aviation ensign, 1918-1919; Justice, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1945-1966; chief justice, 1956-1966
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