James Parker Jones

Judge James Parker Jones

Personal

Birthday:

1940

Birthplace:

Tampa, FL

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Assistant attorney general, Commonwealth of Virginia, 1965-1966
Law clerk, Hon. Clement Haynsworth, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 1966-1968
Private practice, Abingdon, Virginia, 1968-1971
Private practice, Bristol, Virginia, 1971-1995
State senator, Virginia, 1983-1988
Member, Virginia State Board of Education, 1990-1996

Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia, May 16, 1979; no Senate vote

Education

Name of School:

Duke University

Degree:

A.B.

Degree Year:

1962

Name of School - Second:

University of Virginia School of Law

Virginia is justly famous for its collegial environment that bonds students and faculty, and student satisfaction is consistently cited as among the highest in American law schools. Intellectual challenges are met in a spirit of cooperation. Small first-year sections promote individual inquiry while providing support and friendship. Students learn together, reading each other's work and freely sharing course outlines and other materials, confidently relying on the nation's oldest student-run Honor System to maintain the highest ethical standards.

Degree - Second:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Second:

1965

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Western District of Virginia

Court Name:

Virginia Western District Court

President Nominating:

William J. Clinton

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

8/1/1996