Robert E. Jones

Nonpartisan

Prior offices:

United States District Court for the District of Oregon

Years in office: 2000 - 2025

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Years in office: 1990 - 2000

Predecessor:James Milton Burns

Education

Bachelor's

University of Hawaii, 1949

Law

Lewis & Clark College, Northwestern School of Law, 1953

Personal

Birthplace

Portland, OR

Robert Edward Jones was afederal judge on theUnited States District Court for the District of Oregon. He joined the court in 1990 after being nominated by PresidentGeorge H.W. Bush (R). Jones tooksenior status on May 1, 2000, and leftsenior status on March 29, 2025 upon his death.^[1]

Early life and education

A native ofPortland, Oregon, Jones graduated from the University of Hawaii with his bachelor's degree in 1949 and from the Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College with hisJ.D. in 1953.^[2]

Military service

Jones served as a law specialist in U.S. Naval Reserve from 1945 to 1947 and from 1949 to 1967. He then served in the U.S. Naval Reserve's judge advocate general corps from 1967 to 1987. He served as a captain in the Reserve throughout his career.^[2]

Professional career

• 1990-2025:United States District Court for the District of Oregon
  • 2000-2025: Senior judge
  • 1990-2000: Judge
• 1983-1990: Associate justice,Oregon Supreme Court
• 1963-1982: Judge,Oregon's Fourth Judicial District
• 1963: State representative,Oregon House of Representatives
• 1953-1963: Private practice,Portland, Ore.^[2]

Judicial career

District of Oregon

Nomination Tracker
Nominee Information
Name: Robert E. Jones
Court:United States District Court for the District of Oregon
Progress
Confirmed 66 days after nomination.
ANominated: February 20, 1990
AABA Rating:Unanimously Well Qualified
Questionnaire:
AHearing: April 4, 1990
QFRs:(Hover over QFRs to read more)
AReported: April 26, 1990
AConfirmed: April 27, 1990
AVote: Unanimous consent

Jones was nominated by PresidentGeorge H.W. Bush onFebruary 20, 1990, to a seat on theUnited States District Court for the District of Oregon vacated by JudgeJames Burns. TheAmerican Bar Association rated JonesUnanimously Well Qualified for the nomination. Hearings on Jones' nomination were held before theSenate Judiciary Committee on April 4, 1990, and his nomination was reported by then-U.S. Sen.Joseph Biden (D-Del.) on April 26, 1990. Jones was confirmed by the unanimous consent of theU.S. Senate on April 27, 1990, and he received his commission on April 30, 1990. Jones elected to takesenior status beginning on May 1, 2000. Jones was succeeded in this position by JudgeMichael Mosman.^[2][3][4]

Jones tooksenior status on May 1, 2000, and leftsenior status on March 29, 2025 upon his death.^[1]

See also

• United States District Court for the District of Oregon
• United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit

External links

• Judge Jones' biography from theFederal Judicial Center

Footnotes

v • e Federal judges who have served on theUnited States District Court for the District of Oregon
Active judges	Chief Judge: Michael McShane  •  Mustafa Kasubhai  •  Adrienne Nelson  •  Marco A. Hernandez (Oregon)  •  Karin J. Immergut  •  Michael H. Simon  •  Amy Baggio
Senior judges	Ancer Haggerty  •  Ann Aiken  •  Anna Brown (Oregon)  •  Michael Mosman  •  Malcolm Marsh  •
Magistrate judges	John Acosta  •  Mark Clarke  •  John Jelderks  •  Paul Papak  •  Janice Stewart  •  Patricia Sullivan (District of Oregon)  •  Youlee Yim You  •  Jolie Russo  •  Stacie Beckerman  •  Andrew Hallman  •
Former Article III judges	James Alger Fee  •  Matthew Paul Deady  •  Charles Byron Bellinger  •  Charles Edwin Wolverton  •  Robert Sharp Bean  •  Garr King  •  Michael Hogan (Oregon)  •  Owen Panner  •  James Redden  •  John Hugh McNary  •  Alfred Goodwin  •  Otto Skopil  •  Edward Leavy  •  Claude McColloch  •  Robert Belloni  •  William East  •  Gus Solomon  •  Helen Frye  •  John Kilkenny  •  Robert Jones (Oregon)  •
Former Chief judges	James Alger Fee  •  Ancer Haggerty  •  Ann Aiken  •  Michael Hogan (Oregon)  •  Michael Mosman  •  Owen Panner  •  James Redden  •  Otto Skopil  •  Claude McColloch  •  Robert Belloni  •  Gus Solomon  •  Marco A. Hernandez (Oregon)  •

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