Warren Leroy Jones
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Warren Leroy Jones was a United States federal judge
.
Born in Gordon, Nebraska
, Jones received an LL.B. from the University of Denver College of Law in 1924. He was a Deputy district attorney of County of Denver, Colorado from 1922 to 1924. He was in private practice in Denver, Colorado
in 1925, and then in Jacksonville, Florida
until 1955.
Jones was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
. Jones was nominated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower
on March 4, 1955, to a seat vacated by Louie Willard Strum
. He was confirmed by the United States Senate
on April 19, 1955, and received his commission on April 21, 1955. He assumed senior status
on February 17, 1966. Jones served in that capacity until October 1, 1981, due to assignment to another court.
Jones was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
. He was reassigned on October 1, 1981; Jones served in that capacity until November 11, 1993, due to his death.
He died in Jacksonville, Florida
.
United States federal judge
In the United States, the title of federal judge usually means a judge appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the United States Senate in accordance with Article II of the United States Constitution....
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Born in Gordon, Nebraska
Gordon, Nebraska
Gordon is a city in Sheridan County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 1,612 at the 2010 census.- Geography :Gordon is located at ....
, Jones received an LL.B. from the University of Denver College of Law in 1924. He was a Deputy district attorney of County of Denver, Colorado from 1922 to 1924. He was in private practice in Denver, Colorado
Denver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
in 1925, and then in Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Florida in terms of both population and land area, and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. It is the county seat of Duval County, with which the city government consolidated in 1968...
until 1955.
Jones was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:* Eastern District of Louisiana* Middle District of Louisiana...
. Jones was nominated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States, from 1953 until 1961. He was a five-star general in the United States Army...
on March 4, 1955, to a seat vacated by Louie Willard Strum
Louie Willard Strum
Louie Willard Strum was an American lawyer and judge.Strum was born in 1890 in Valdosta, Georgia, to Louis H. and Dora Strum. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1906 to 1910. Strum attended Stetson University College of Law, where he was a member of Sigma Nu and Phi Delta Phi. He received an LL.B...
. He was confirmed by the United States Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
on April 19, 1955, and received his commission on April 21, 1955. He assumed senior status
Senior status
Senior status is a form of semi-retirement for United States federal judges, and judges in some state court systems. After federal judges have reached a certain combination of age and years of service on the federal courts, they are allowed to assume senior status...
on February 17, 1966. Jones served in that capacity until October 1, 1981, due to assignment to another court.
Jones was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:* Middle District of Alabama...
. He was reassigned on October 1, 1981; Jones served in that capacity until November 11, 1993, due to his death.
He died in Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Florida in terms of both population and land area, and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. It is the county seat of Duval County, with which the city government consolidated in 1968...
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