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John Marvin Jones
Former judge · Court of Claims
John Marvin Jones served on the Court of Claims. Appointed by None (reassignment).
- Appointed by
- None (reassignment)
- Born
- 1882
Appointments
- Judge, Court of ClaimsFranklin D. Roosevelt · Apr 10, 1940 – Jul 10, 1947
- Chief Justice, Court of ClaimsHarry S Truman · Jul 8, 1947 – Sep 1, 1948
- Chief Judge, Court of ClaimsNone (reassignment) · – Mar 4, 1976
Education
- John B. Denton College, Denton, TexasB.A., 1902
- Southwestern UniversityPh.B., 1905
- University of Texas School of LawLL.B., 1907
Career
Private practice, Amarillo, Texas, 1908-1917; Member, Texas Board of Legal Examiners, Seventh Supreme Judicial District, 1913; U.S. representative from Texas, 1917-1940; U.S. Army private, 308th Battalion, Tank Corps, 1918; Assistant to the director, Office of Economic Stabilization, 1943; Administrator, War Food Administration, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1943-1945; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1956-1964
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