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.

James McHall Jones
California Southern District Court
Born 1823 in Georgetown, KY
Died 1851 in San Jose, CA
FJC ID: 1195
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Private practice, San Jose, California1849–1850
U.S. attorney for the Southern District of California1850- Private practice, Plaquemine, Louisiana1843–1845, 1846–1848
- Traveled in Paris and Rome1845–1846
Appointments
1850–1851 · Appointed by Millard Fillmore (Whig)Term ended: Death
Education
- Read law1843