Barbara S. Jones
| Barbara S. Jones | |
|---|---|
| Judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 1995 |
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| Nominated by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Kenneth Conboy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1947 Inglewood, California |
Barbara Sue Jones (born 1947) is a United States federal judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
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[edit] Early life and education
Born in Inglewood, California, Jones received a Bachelor of Arts from Mount St. Mary's College in 1968 and a Juris Doctor from Temple University School of Law in 1973.[1]
[edit] Legal career
Following law school graduation, Jones was a special attorney of the Organized Crime & Racketeering, Criminal Division of the United States Department of Justice in 1973, and of that agency's Manhattan Strike Force Against Organized Crime and Racketeering from 1973 to 1977. She was an assistant U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of New York from 1977 to 1987, serving as chief of the General Crimes Unit from 1983 to 1984 and of the Organized Crime Unit from 1984 to 1987. From 1987 to 1995, she was a First assistant district attorney of New York County District Attorney's Office. Jones also taught as an adjunct associate professor of law at Fordham Law School from 1985 to 1995 and at New York University School of Law in 2008. Since 2009, Jones has taught trial advocacy at the Practicing Law Institute (PLI) in New York.[2]
[edit] Federal Judicial Career
On the recommendation of Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Jones was nominated to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York by President Bill Clinton on October 18, 1995 to a seat vacated by Kenneth Conboy. She was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 22, 1995, and received commission on December 26, 1995.
[edit] References
- ^ "Jones, Barbara S.". The Federal Judicial Center. http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=1192&cid=114&ctype=dc&instate=ny. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
- ^ http://www.pli.edu/product/faculty_profile.asp?fid=1734
[edit] Sources
- Barbara S. Jones at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
