James Parker Jones | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia | |
| Assumed office August 30, 2021 | |
| Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court | |
| In office May 19, 2015 – May 18, 2022 | |
| Appointed by | John Roberts |
| Preceded by | Mary A. McLaughlin |
| Succeeded by | Kenneth M. Karas |
| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia | |
| In office 2004–2010 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Grayson Wilson |
| Succeeded by | Glen E. Conrad |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia | |
| In office August 1, 1996 – August 30, 2021 | |
| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | James Harry Michael Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Robert S. Ballou |
| Member of the Virginia Senate from the 39th district | |
| In office January 12, 1983 – January 13, 1988 | |
| Preceded by | Rick Boucher |
| Succeeded by | William C. Wampler Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 3, 1940 Tampa, Florida, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Duke University (AB) University of Virginia (LLB) |
James Parker Jones (born July 3, 1940) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia. He served as a judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court from 2015 to 2022.[1] He served as a judge of the United States Alien Terrorist Removal Court from 2016 to 2021.