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James Parker Jones
Senior judge · U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia
James Parker Jones serves on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia. Appointed by William J. Clinton and confirmed Jul 18, 1996. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton
- Confirmed
- Jul 18, 1996
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1940
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of VirginiaWilliam J. Clinton · Jul 18, 1996
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
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