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William Blakely Jones

District of Columbia District Court

Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

Born 1907 in Cedar Rapids, IA

Died 1979

FJC ID: 1207

William Blakely Jones (March 20, 1907 – July 31, 1979) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.

Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Judicial Conference of the United States
    Member · 1975–1977
  2. Private practice, Washington, D.C.
    1946–1962
  3. Joint British-American Patent Interchange Commission
    Executive assistant to American chairman · 1943–1946
  4. U.S. Department of Justice
    U.S. Department of Justice
    Attorney · 1937–1943
  5. U.S. Office of Patents and Appeals
    Attorney · 1943
  6. Private practice, Helena, Montana
    1931–1937
  7. State of Montana
    State of Montana
    Special assistant attorney general · 1935–1937

Appointments

  1. District of Columbia District Court
    1962–1979 · Appointed by John F. Kennedy (Democratic)
    Term ended: Death

Education

  1. Notre Dame Law School
    LL.B. · 1931
  2. University of Notre Dame
    A.B. · 1928