William Blakely Jones
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William Blakely Jones (March 20, 1907 – July 31, 1979) was a United States federal judge.
Jones was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He received a A.B. from University of Notre Dame in 1928. He received a LL.B. from Notre Dame Law School in 1931. He was in private practice of law in Helena, Montana from 1931 to 1937. He was a Special assistant state attorney general of Montana from 1935 to 1937. He was an Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice from 1937 to 1943. He was an Attorney, U.S. Office of Patents and Appeals in 1943. He was an Executive assistant to American chairman, Joint British-American Patent Interchange Commission from 1943 to 1946. He was in private practice of law in Washington, DC from 1946 to 1962.
Judge, U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Jones was nominated by President John F. Kennedy on March 19, 1962, to a seat vacated by F. Dickinson Letts. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 11, 1962, and received commission on April 12, 1962. Served as chief judge, 1975-1977. Assumed senior status on March 20, 1977. Jones's service was terminated on July 31, 1979, due to death.
External links
- William Blakely Jones at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.