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Thomas Goode Jones

Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama

Thomas Goode Jones served on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. Appointed by Theodore Roosevelt and confirmed Dec 17, 1901.

Appointed by
Theodore Roosevelt
Confirmed
Dec 17, 1901
Born
1844

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of AlabamaTheodore Roosevelt · Dec 17, 1901 – Apr 28, 1914
  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of AlabamaTheodore Roosevelt · Dec 17, 1901 – Apr 28, 1914

Education

  • Virginia Military Institute
  • Read law1868

Career

Confederate Army major, 1862-1865; Planter, Montgomery, Alabama, 1865-1868; Editor, Montgomery [Alabama] Daily Picayune, 1868; Private practice, Montgomery, Alabama, 1868-; Reporter of decisions, Supreme Court of Alabama, 1870-1880; State representative, Alabama, 1884-1888; speaker, 1886-1888; Governor, Alabama, 1890-1894

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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.

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