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Nathaniel Jones (federal judge)

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Nathaniel Raphael Jones

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Prior offices
United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit

Personal
Birthplace
Youngstown, Ohio

Nathaniel Raphael Jones (1926-2020) was a federal judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit.

Jones was nominated to the Sixth Circuit by President Jimmy Carter (D) on August 28, 1979, to a seat vacated by John Peck II; he was confirmed by the Senate on October 4, 1979, and received commission the next day. He assumed senior status on May 13, 1995, and retired on March 30, 2002.[1]

Education

  • Youngstown State University, A.B., 1951
  • Youngstown State University, LL.B, 1955[1]

Professional career

  • U.S. Army Air Corps, 1945-1946
  • Editor, Buckeye Review, 1956
  • Executive Director, Fair Employment Practices Commission, Youngstown, Ohio, 1956-1959
  • Private practice, Youngstown, Ohio, 1959-1961
  • Assistant U.S. attorney, 1961-1967
  • Assistant general counsel, National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders, 1967-1968
  • Private practice, Youngstown, Ohio, 1968-1969
  • General counsel, NAACP, 1969-1979[1]

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by:
John Weld Peck
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
1979–2002
Succeeded by:
Guy Cole