Arthur Roberts Jones
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Born 1969.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump (Republican)
- Nominated
- Apr 14, 2026
- Senate vote
- 46 to 44
- Confirmed
- Jul 13, 2026
- Commissioned
- Jul 29, 2026
Education
- B.A., Indiana University, 1991
- J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, 1994
Career
- U.S. Air Force major, JAG Corps, 1995-2002
- Assistant staff judge advocate, RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom, 1995-1997
- Area defense counsel, Incirlik AB, Turkey, 1997-1999
- Circuit defense counsel, Randolph AFB, Texas, 1999-2002
- U.S. Air Force Reserve lieutenant colonel, JAG Corps, 2002-2023
- Circuit trial counsel, JBSA-Randolph, Texas, 2002-2004
- Assistant staff judge advocate, JBSA-Lackland, Texas, 2004-2017
- Assistant staff judge advocate, Travis AFB, California, 2017-2021
- Individual mobilization assistant to the staff judge advocate, Travis AFB, California, 2019-2021
- Assistant staff judge advocate, Scott AFB, Illinois, 2021-2023
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of Texas, 2002-2026
- deputy criminal chief, 2021-2025
- executive assistant U.S. attorney, 2025-2026;
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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