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James McHall Jones

James McHall Jones

California Southern District Court

Born 1823 in Georgetown, KY

Died 1851 in San Jose, CA

FJC ID: 1195

James McHall Jones (December 31, 1823 – December 15, 1851) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.

Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Private practice, San Jose, California
    1849–1850
  2. U.S. attorney for the Southern District of California
    1850
  3. Private practice, Plaquemine, Louisiana
    1843–1845, 1846–1848
  4. Traveled in Paris and Rome
    1845–1846

Appointments

  1. California Southern District Court
    1850–1851 · Appointed by Millard Fillmore (Whig)
    Term ended: Death

Education

  1. Read law
    1843