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| term_start1 = April 30, 1990
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| appointer1 = [[List of federal judges appointed by George H. W. Bush|George H. W. Bush]]
| appointer1 = [[List of federal judges appointed by George H. W. Bush|George H. W. Bush]]
| predecessor1 = [[James M. Burns (judge)|James M. Burns]]
| predecessor1 = [[James M. Burns (judge)|James M. Burns]]
| successor1 = [[Michael W. Mosman]]
| successor1 = [[Michael W. Mosman]]
| office2 = 84th Associate Justice of the [[Oregon Supreme Court]]
| office2 = 84th Justice of the [[Oregon Supreme Court]]
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| term_end2 = 1990
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| appointer2 = [[Victor G. Atiyeh]]
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'''Robert Edward Jones''' (born July 5, 1927)<ref name="Birth">{{cite book|last = Baun|first = Carolyn|title = The First duty: a history of the U.S. District Court for Oregon|publisher = [[U.S. District Court of Oregon Historical Society]]|year = 1993|page = 285|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=tTRFAQAAIAAJ&q=Robert+Edward+Jones+July+5,+1927&dq=Robert+Edward+Jones+July+5,+1927|isbn = 0963515608}}</ref> is an [[United States|American]] politician and Judge in [[Oregon]]. He is currently a [[United States federal judge|Senior United States District Judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the District of Oregon]] in [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]]. A Portland native, he previously served as the 84th Associate Justice of the [[Oregon Supreme Court]] and as a member of the [[Oregon House of Representatives]].


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'''Robert Edward Jones''' (born July 5, 1927)<ref name="Birth">{{cite book|last = Baun|first = Carolyn|title = The First duty: a history of the U.S. District Court for Oregon|publisher = [[U.S. District Court of Oregon Historical Society]]|year = 1993|page = 285|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=tTRFAQAAIAAJ&q=Robert+Edward+Jones+July+5,+1927|isbn = 0963515608}}</ref> is an American politician and judge in Oregon. He serves as a [[Senior status|senior]] [[United States federal judge|United States district judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the District of Oregon]] in [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]]. A Portland native, he previously served as the 84th justice of the [[Oregon Supreme Court]] and as a member of the [[Oregon House of Representatives]].
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Jones was nominated by President [[George H.W. Bush]] on February 20, 1990, to a seat vacated by [[James M. Burns (judge)|James M. Burns]]. He was confirmed by the [[United States Senate]] on April 27, 1990, and received commission on April 30, 1990. Assumed [[senior status]] on May 1, 2000.

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Jones was nominated by President [[George H. W. Bush]] on February 20, 1990, to a seat vacated by Judge [[James M. Burns (judge)|James M. Burns]]. He was confirmed by the [[United States Senate]] on April 27, 1990, and received commission on April 30, 1990. Assumed [[senior status]] on May 1, 2000.


==Early life==
==Early life==
Jones was born in 1927 in [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[Oregon]].<ref name=fjc>{{cite web|url=https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/jones-robert-edward|title=Jones, Robert Edward - Federal Judicial Center|website=www.fjc.gov}}</ref> After high school Jones joined the [[United States Naval Reserve]] and attended the [[University of Hawaii]] where he earned a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in 1949.<ref name=fjc/> He then enrolled at the [[Lewis & Clark Law School|Northwestern School of Law]] at [[Lewis & Clark College]] in Portland where he graduated in 1953 with a [[Bachelor of Laws]].<ref name=fjc/> While in the Naval Reserve he served in the [[Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy|Judge Advocate General Corps]] from 1949 to 1987.<ref name=fjc/>
Jones was born in 1927 in [[Portland, Oregon]].<ref name=fjc>{{FJC Bio|nid=1382946|inline=yes}}</ref> There he attended [[Grant High School (Portland, Oregon)|Grant High School]].<ref name="retire">{{cite news |last1=Bernstein |first1=Maxine |title=Federal Judge Robert E. Jones ends his courtroom career at age 95 after 59 years on the bench |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2022/10/federal-judge-robert-e-jones-ends-his-courtroom-career-at-age-95-after-59-years-on-the-bench.html |access-date=3 October 2022 |work=The Oregonian/OregonLive |date=3 October 2022 |language=en}}</ref> After high school Jones joined the [[United States Naval Reserve]] and attended the [[University of Hawaiʻi]] where he earned a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in 1949.<ref name=fjc/> He then enrolled at the [[Lewis & Clark Law School]] in Portland where he graduated in 1953 with a [[Bachelor of Laws]].<ref name=fjc/> While in the Naval Reserve he served in the [[United States Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps|Judge Advocate General Corps]] from 1949 to 1987.<ref name=fjc/>


==Legal career==
==Legal career==
After law school Jones entered private legal practice in Portland where he remained until 1963.<ref name=fjc/> In 1963 he entered politics when he served in the [[Oregon House of Representatives]] as a Republican representing Portland.<ref>[http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordpdf/6785332 Oregon Legislature: 1963 Regular Session.] Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on January 25, 2008.</ref> He resigned, however, before the special session held later that year.<ref>[http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordpdf/6785332 Oregon Legislature: 1963 Special Session.] Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on January 25, 2008.</ref> Jones resigned in order to become a circuit judge in [[Multnomah County, Oregon|Multnomah County]], where he remained until 1982.<ref name=fjc/>
After law school Jones entered private legal practice in Portland where he remained until 1963.<ref name=fjc/> In 1963 he entered politics when he served in the [[Oregon House of Representatives]] as a Republican representing Portland.<ref>[http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordpdf/6785332 Oregon Legislature: 1963 Regular Session.] Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on January 25, 2008.</ref> He resigned, however, before the special session held later that year.<ref>[http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordpdf/6785332 Oregon Legislature: 1963 Special Session.] Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on January 25, 2008.</ref> Jones resigned in order to become a circuit judge in [[Multnomah County, Oregon|Multnomah County]], where he remained until 1982.<ref name=fjc/>


== Judicial career ==
==State judicial service==
===State judicial service===
On December 16, 1982, Jones was appointed by Oregon Governor [[Victor G. Atiyeh]] to the [[Oregon Supreme Court]].<ref name=gov>[https://sos.oregon.gov/archives/Pages/records/governors_guides.aspx Oregon State Archives: Oregon Governor's Records Guides.] Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved on January 25, 2008.</ref><ref name=OSC>[https://sos.oregon.gov/blue-book/Documents/elections/history-officials.pdf Oregon Blue Book: Earliest Authorities in Oregon - Supreme Court Justices of Oregon.] Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved on January 25, 2008.</ref> He replaced [[Jacob Tanzer]] who had resigned.<ref name=OSC/> One of the most notable cases Jones judged was ''[[State v. Henry]]'', which declared unconstitutional all Oregon [[obscenity]] laws then binding. Jones served on [[Oregon]]'s highest court until April 30, 1990, when he resigned.<ref name=OSC/>
On December 16, 1982, Jones was appointed by Oregon Governor [[Victor G. Atiyeh]] to the [[Oregon Supreme Court]].<ref name=gov>[https://sos.oregon.gov/archives/Pages/records/governors_guides.aspx Oregon State Archives: Oregon Governor's Records Guides.] Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved on January 25, 2008.</ref><ref name=OSC>[https://sos.oregon.gov/blue-book/Documents/elections/history-officials.pdf Oregon Blue Book: Earliest Authorities in Oregon - Supreme Court Justices of Oregon.] Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved on January 25, 2008.</ref> He replaced [[Jacob Tanzer]] who had resigned.<ref name=OSC/> One of the most notable cases Jones authored the opinion in was ''[[State v. Henry]]'', which declared unconstitutional all Oregon [[obscenity]] laws then binding. Jones served on Oregon's highest court until April 30, 1990, when he resigned.<ref name=OSC/>


==Federal judicial service==
===Federal judicial service===
On February 20, 1990, Jones was nominated to become a United States District Judge of the [[United States District Court for the District of Oregon]] by nominated by President [[George H. W. Bush]] to replace Judge [[James M. Burns (judge)|James M. Burns]].<ref name=fjc/> He was confirmed by the [[United States Senate]] on April 27 and then received his federal commission on April 30, 1990.<ref name=fjc/> Jones took [[senior status]] on May 1, 2000.<ref name=fjc/>
On February 20, 1990, Jones was nominated to become a United States District Judge of the [[United States District Court for the District of Oregon]] by nominated by President [[George H. W. Bush]] to replace Judge [[James M. Burns (judge)|James M. Burns]].<ref name=fjc/> He was confirmed by the [[United States Senate]] on April 27 and then received his federal commission on April 30, 1990.<ref name=fjc/> Jones took [[senior status]] on May 1, 2000.<ref name=fjc/>


==Notable cases==
===Notable cases===
As a federal judge he upheld [[Oregon Death with Dignity Act|Oregon's Assisted Suicide law]] against a federal challenge in April 2002.<ref name=cnn>[http://archives.cnn.com/2002/LAW/04/17/oregon.assisted.suicide/ Federal judge upholds Oregon assisted-suicide law.] CNN.com. April 17, 2002. Retrieved on February 1, 2008.</ref> [[U.S. Attorney General]] [[John Ashcroft]] had challenged the law based on federal laws concerning [[controlled substances]].<ref name=cnn/> In 2003<ref>[http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2003/April/03_crm_259.htm Oregon resident Maher Hawash charged in 'Portland Six' conspiracy.] U.S. Dept. of Justice. Retrieved on February 1, 2008.</ref> to 2004 he was the presiding judge of the case involving [[Mike Hawash]] of the [[The Portland Seven|Portland Seven]] in which Hawash received a seven-year sentence for conspiring to fight in [[Afghanistan]] for the [[Taliban]] against United States forces.<ref>Ben Jacklet and Janine Robben. [http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=22979 Hawash regrets 'worst decision'.] [[Portland Tribune]], April 10, 2004. Retrieved on February 1, 2008.</ref> Then in 2005 he ruled against the Bush administration in their efforts to reduce protection of gray wolves under the [[Endangered Species Act]].<ref>Mulford, Tanya. [http://www.hsus.org/wildlife/wildlife_news/wolves_win_federal_judge_upholds_endangered_species_act_protections.html Wolves Win: Federal Judge Upholds Endangered Species Act Protections.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930200923/http://www.hsus.org/wildlife/wildlife_news/wolves_win_federal_judge_upholds_endangered_species_act_protections.html |date=2007-09-30 }} The Humane Society of the United States. Retrieved on February 1, 2008.</ref>
As a federal judge he upheld [[Oregon Death with Dignity Act|Oregon's Assisted Suicide law]] against a federal challenge in April 2002.<ref name=cnn>[http://archives.cnn.com/2002/LAW/04/17/oregon.assisted.suicide/ Federal judge upholds Oregon assisted-suicide law.] CNN.com. April 17, 2002. Retrieved on February 1, 2008.</ref> [[U.S. Attorney General]] [[John Ashcroft]] had challenged the law based on federal laws concerning [[controlled substances]].<ref name=cnn/> In 2003<ref>[http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2003/April/03_crm_259.htm Oregon resident Maher Hawash charged in 'Portland Six' conspiracy.] U.S. Dept. of Justice. Retrieved on February 1, 2008.</ref> to 2004 he was the presiding judge of the case involving [[Mike Hawash]] of the [[The Portland Seven|Portland Seven]] in which Hawash received a seven-year sentence for conspiring to fight in Afghanistan for the [[Taliban]] against United States forces.<ref>Ben Jacklet and Janine Robben. [http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=22979 Hawash regrets 'worst decision'.] [[Portland Tribune]], April 10, 2004. Retrieved on February 1, 2008.</ref> Then in 2005 he ruled against the Bush administration in their efforts to reduce protection of gray wolves under the [[Endangered Species Act]].<ref>Mulford, Tanya. [http://www.hsus.org/wildlife/wildlife_news/wolves_win_federal_judge_upholds_endangered_species_act_protections.html Wolves Win: Federal Judge Upholds Endangered Species Act Protections.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930200923/http://www.hsus.org/wildlife/wildlife_news/wolves_win_federal_judge_upholds_endangered_species_act_protections.html |date=2007-09-30}} The Humane Society of the United States. Retrieved on February 1, 2008.</ref>


==Other service==
==Other service==
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Latest revision as of 14:55, 10 July 2024

For other people with a similar name, see Robert Jones (disambiguation).
Robert Edward Jones
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon
Incumbent
Assumed office
May 1, 2000
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon
In office
April 30, 1990 – May 1, 2000
Appointed byGeorge H. W. Bush
Preceded byJames M. Burns
Succeeded byMichael W. Mosman
84th Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court
In office
1983–1990
Appointed byVictor G. Atiyeh
Preceded byJacob Tanzer
Succeeded bySusan P. Graber
Personal details
Born
Robert Edward Jones

(1927-07-05) July 5, 1927 (age 97)
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
BildungUniversity of Hawaiʻi (BA)
Lewis & Clark College (LLB)

Robert Edward Jones (born July 5, 1927)[1] is an American politician and judge in Oregon. He serves as a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon in Portland. A Portland native, he previously served as the 84th justice of the Oregon Supreme Court and as a member of the Oregon House of Representatives.

Jones was nominated by President George H. W. Bush on February 20, 1990, to a seat vacated by Judge James M. Burns. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 27, 1990, and received commission on April 30, 1990. Assumed senior status on May 1, 2000.

Early life

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Jones was born in 1927 in Portland, Oregon.[2] There he attended Grant High School.[3] After high school Jones joined the United States Naval Reserve and attended the University of Hawaiʻi where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1949.[2] He then enrolled at the Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland where he graduated in 1953 with a Bachelor of Laws.[2] While in the Naval Reserve he served in the Judge Advocate General Corps from 1949 to 1987.[2]

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After law school Jones entered private legal practice in Portland where he remained until 1963.[2] In 1963 he entered politics when he served in the Oregon House of Representatives as a Republican representing Portland.[4] He resigned, however, before the special session held later that year.[5] Jones resigned in order to become a circuit judge in Multnomah County, where he remained until 1982.[2]

Judicial career

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State judicial service

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On December 16, 1982, Jones was appointed by Oregon Governor Victor G. Atiyeh to the Oregon Supreme Court.[6][7] He replaced Jacob Tanzer who had resigned.[7] One of the most notable cases Jones authored the opinion in was State v. Henry, which declared unconstitutional all Oregon obscenity laws then binding. Jones served on Oregon's highest court until April 30, 1990, when he resigned.[7]

Federal judicial service

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On February 20, 1990, Jones was nominated to become a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon by nominated by President George H. W. Bush to replace Judge James M. Burns.[2] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 27 and then received his federal commission on April 30, 1990.[2] Jones took senior status on May 1, 2000.[2]

Notable cases

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As a federal judge he upheld Oregon's Assisted Suicide law against a federal challenge in April 2002.[8] U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft had challenged the law based on federal laws concerning controlled substances.[8] In 2003[9] to 2004 he was the presiding judge of the case involving Mike Hawash of the Portland Seven in which Hawash received a seven-year sentence for conspiring to fight in Afghanistan for the Taliban against United States forces.[10] Then in 2005 he ruled against the Bush administration in their efforts to reduce protection of gray wolves under the Endangered Species Act.[11]

Other service

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Jones is a former president of the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association, an adjunct member of the Lewis & Clark Law School faculty, part of the National Judicial College, and a faculty member of the American Academy of Judicial Education.[12]

References

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  1. ^ Baun, Carolyn (1993). The First duty: a history of the U.S. District Court for Oregon. U.S. District Court of Oregon Historical Society. p. 285. ISBN 0963515608.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Robert E. Jones at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  3. ^ Bernstein, Maxine (3 October 2022). "Federal Judge Robert E. Jones ends his courtroom career at age 95 after 59 years on the bench". The Oregonian/OregonLive. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  4. ^ Oregon Legislature: 1963 Regular Session. Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on January 25, 2008.
  5. ^ Oregon Legislature: 1963 Special Session. Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on January 25, 2008.
  6. ^ Oregon State Archives: Oregon Governor's Records Guides. Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved on January 25, 2008.
  7. ^ a b c Oregon Blue Book: Earliest Authorities in Oregon - Supreme Court Justices of Oregon. Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved on January 25, 2008.
  8. ^ a b Federal judge upholds Oregon assisted-suicide law. CNN.com. April 17, 2002. Retrieved on February 1, 2008.
  9. ^ Oregon resident Maher Hawash charged in 'Portland Six' conspiracy. U.S. Dept. of Justice. Retrieved on February 1, 2008.
  10. ^ Ben Jacklet and Janine Robben. Hawash regrets 'worst decision'. Portland Tribune, April 10, 2004. Retrieved on February 1, 2008.
  11. ^ Mulford, Tanya. Wolves Win: Federal Judge Upholds Endangered Species Act Protections. Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine The Humane Society of the United States. Retrieved on February 1, 2008.
  12. ^ Federal Civil Trials and Evidence. Archived 2007-03-10 at the Wayback Machine The Rutter Group. Retrieved on February 1, 2008.
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