James McHall Jones

Judge James McHall Jones

Personal

Birthday:

12/31/1823

Birthplace:

Georgetown, KY

Date of Death:

12/15/1851

Place of Death:

San Jose, CA

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Plaquemine, Louisiana, 1843-1845, 1846-1848
Traveled in Paris and Rome, 1845-1846
Private practice, San Jose, California, 1849-1850
U.S. attorney for the Southern District of California, 1850

Education

Name of School:

Read law

Degree Year:

1843

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Southern District of California

Court Name:

California Southern District Court

President Nominating:

Millard Fillmore

Party Affiliation of President:

Whig

Commission Date:

12/26/1850

Termination Date:

12/15/1851

Termination Reason:

Death