John Marvin Jones

Biography of John Marvin Jones

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Jones
• First Name: John
• Middle Name: Marvin
• Date of Birth: February , 26 , 1886
• Place of Birth (POB): Valley View , Texas (US-TX, 48, Tex., Texas, Tx.)
• Date of Death: March , 4 , 1976
• Place of Death (POD): Amarillo , Texas (US-TX, 48, Tex., Texas, Tx.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

John Marvin Jones Court Service Information

• Court Name: Court of Claims
• Court Type: Court of Claims
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Franklin D. Roosevelt ( Democratic )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 04/09/1940
• Seat vacated by: Williams , Thomas S.
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 04/09/1940
• Committee action: Not Reported
• Committee action date: 04/10/1940
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 04/10/1940
• Commission Date: 11/20/1940
• Date of Termination: 07/09/1947
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Second Appointment of John Marvin Jones

• Court Name: Court of Claims, Chief Justice
• Court Type: Court of Claims
• Promoted by President: Harry S Truman ( Democratic )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 01/20/1947
• Seat vacated by: Whaley , Richard S.
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 01/20/1947
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action: 07/02/1947
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 07/08/1947
• Commission Date: 07/09/1947
• Date of Termination: 05/25/1948
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Third Appointment of John Marvin Jones

• Court Name: Court of Claims, Chief Judge
• Court Type: Court of Claims
• Origin: Reassignment
• Authorization legislation: 62 Stat. 898
• Commission Date: 05/25/1948

John Marvin Jones in the Law School

• Name of School: John B. Denton College, Denton, Texas
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
• Law Degree Year: 1902

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Southwestern University
• Degree: Bachelor of Philosophy (Ph.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1905

Third Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): University of Texas School of Law
• Degree: Bachelor of Laws ( LL.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1907

John Marvin Jones Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, Amarillo, Texas, 1908-1917
• Member, Texas Board of Legal Examiners, Seventh Supreme Judicial District, 1913
• U.S. representative from Texas, 1917-1940
• U.S. Army private, 308th Battalion, Tank Corps, 1918
• Assistant to the director, Office of Economic Stabilization, 1943
• Administrator, War Food Administration, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1943-1945

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