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James McHall Jones
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
James McHall Jones served on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. Appointed by Millard Fillmore and confirmed Dec 26, 1850.
- Appointed by
- Millard Fillmore
- Confirmed
- Dec 26, 1850
- Born
- 1823
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of CaliforniaMillard Fillmore · Dec 26, 1850 – Dec 15, 1851
Education
- Read law1843
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
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