John E. Jones III

Judge John E. Jones III

Personal

Birthday:

1955

Birthplace:

Pottsville, PA

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Pottsville, Pennsylvania, 1980-2002
Law clerk (part-time), Hon. Guy A. Bowe, Court of Common Pleas of Schuylkill County [Pennsylvania], 1980-1984
Assistant public defender (part-time), Pennsylvania, 1984-1995
Executive officer, Phoenix Contracting Co. and affiliated corporations, 1980-2002
Director, Union Bank and Trust Company, 1993-2002
Chairman, Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, 1995-2002

Education

Name of School:

Dickinson College

Degree:

B.A.

Degree Year:

1977

Name of School - Second:

Dickinson School of Law - Penn State

Founded in 1834 by Judge John Reed, The Dickinson School of Law is the oldest law school in Pennsylvania and the fifth oldest in the nation. Throughout its history, the law school has trained distinguished graduates who have gone on to become leaders of the bar, of the judiciary, of government, and of business. These alumni include the first secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, five governors, three U.S. senators, and more than 100 federal, state and county judges and countless prominent lawyers and civic leaders.

Degree - Second:

J.D.

Degree Year - Second:

1980

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania

Court Name:

Pennsylvania Middle District Court

President Nominating:

George W. Bush

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

7/31/2002