Robert E. Jones (judge)

Robert Edward Jones
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon
Assumed office
May 1, 2000
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon
In office
April 30, 1990 – May 1, 2000
Appointed byGeorge H. W. Bush
Preceded byJames M. Burns
Succeeded byMichael W. Mosman
84th Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court
In office
1983–1990
Appointed byVictor G. Atiyeh
Preceded byJacob Tanzer
Succeeded bySusan P. Graber
Personal details
Born
Robert Edward Jones

(1927-07-05) July 5, 1927 (age 97)
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Hawaiʻi (BA)
Lewis & Clark College (LLB)

Robert Edward Jones (born July 5, 1927)[1] is an American politician and judge in Oregon. He serves as a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon in Portland. A Portland native, he previously served as the 84th justice of the Oregon Supreme Court and as a member of the Oregon House of Representatives.

Jones was nominated by President George H. W. Bush on February 20, 1990, to a seat vacated by Judge James M. Burns. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 27, 1990, and received commission on April 30, 1990. Assumed senior status on May 1, 2000.

  1. ^ Baun, Carolyn (1993). The First duty: a history of the U.S. District Court for Oregon. U.S. District Court of Oregon Historical Society. p. 285. ISBN 0963515608.