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Woodrow Wilson Jones

Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina

Woodrow Wilson Jones served on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina. Appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson and confirmed Jun 28, 1967. ABA rating: Qualified.

Appointed by
Lyndon B. Johnson
Confirmed
Jun 28, 1967
ABA rating
Qualified
Born
1914

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of North CarolinaLyndon B. Johnson · Jun 28, 1967 – Nov 25, 2002

Education

  • Mars Hill CollegeA.A., 1934
  • Wake Forest University School of LawLL.B., 1937

Career

Private practice, Rutherfordton, North Carolina, 1937-1944, 1946-1950, 1956-1967; City attorney, Rutherfordton, North Carolina, 1940-1943; Prosecutor, Rutherford County [North Carolina] Recorder's Court, 1941-1943; U.S. Naval Reserve lieutenant junior grade, 1944-1946; State representative, North Carolina, 1947-1949; U.S. representative from North Carolina, 1950-1957

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