William Giles Jones
William Giles Jones (1808-1883) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama.
He received a recess appointment from President James Buchanan on September 29, 1859. On January 23, 1860, he was officially nominated. He was confirmed by the Senate on January 30, 1860, and received commission that same day.[1] He resigned on January 12, 1861. Jones was succeeded in this position by George Washington Lane.
Early life and education
- Hampden-Sidney College
- University of Virginia
- Read law, 1830
Professional career
- Private practice, Virginia, 1830-1834
- Clerk, U.S. Land Office, Demopolis, Alabama, 1834-
- Private practice, Greene and Eutaw, Alabama, 1836-1843
- Member, Alabama House of Representatives, 1843
- Private practice, Mobile, Alabama, 1843-1860
- Member, Alabama House of Representatives, 1849, 1857
- Judge, District of Alabama, Confederate States of America, 1861-1865
- Private practice, Mobile, Alabama, 1866-1883
Judicial career
Middle, Southern, and Northern Districts of Alabama
Jones received a recess appointment from President James Buchanan on September 29, 1859. On January 23, 1860, he was officially nominated. He was confirmed by the Senate on January 30, 1860, and received commission that same day.[1] He resigned on January 12, 1861. Jones was succeeded in this position by George Washington Lane.
External links
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: John Gayle |
Middle District of Alabama 1860–1861 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: George Washington Lane |
| Preceded by: John Gayle |
Northern District of Alabama 1860–1861 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: George Washington Lane |
| Preceded by: John Gayle |
Southern District of Alabama 1860–1861 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: George Washington Lane
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| Buchanan |
Biggs • Cadwalader • Clifford • Deady • Hughes • Jones • Loring • McCandless • Nelson • Shipman | ||
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| Active judges | |||
| Senior judges |
William Albritton • William Watkins (Alabama) • Myron Thompson • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Susan Walker • Charles Coody • Stephen Doyle • Jerusha Adams • Kelly Pate • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Mark Fuller • Truman McGill Hobbs Sr. (Alabama federal district court judge) • William Crawford (Alabama) • John Gayle • William Giles Jones • Richard Busteed • George Washington Lane • John Bruce • Joel Dubina • Thomas Goode Jones (Alabama) • Henry De Lamar Clayton • Charles Brents Kennamer • Ira De Ment • Thomas Pittman • Robert Varner • Frank M. Johnson, Jr. • Andrew Brasher • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Mark Fuller • Truman McGill Hobbs Sr. (Alabama federal district court judge) • William Albritton • Myron Thompson • Robert Varner • Frank M. Johnson, Jr. • | ||
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Jeffrey Beaverstock • Terry F. Moorer • Kristi DuBose | ||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | Katherine Nelson • Sonja Bivins • P. Bradley Murray • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
William Crawford (Alabama) • Charles Tait • John Gayle • William Giles Jones • Richard Busteed • George Washington Lane • John Bruce • Emmett Cox • Harry Theophilus Toulmin • Robert Tait Ervin • John McDuffie • Thomas Pittman • William Hand • Daniel Thomas (Alabama) • Richard Vollmer • Alex Howard (Alabama) • Margaret A. Mahoney (Alabama) • William S. Shulman • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Callie Granade • Charles Butler • William Steele • Kristi DuBose • Thomas Pittman • William Hand • Daniel Thomas (Alabama) • Alex Howard (Alabama) • | ||
