James Parker Jones
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia. Senior status. Born 1940.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Dec 12, 1995
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Jul 18, 1996
- Commissioned
- Aug 1, 1996
- Senior status
- Aug 30, 2021
Other federal judicial service
- Judge, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, 2015-2022
- Judge, Alien Terrorist Removal Court, 2016-2021
Education
- A.B., Duke University, 1962
- LL.B., University of Virginia School of Law, 1965
Career
- 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
- Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2007-2011
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia, May 16, 1979; no Senate vote
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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