Robert Clive Jones
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| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada | |
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Assumed office February 1, 2016 |
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| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada | |
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In office 2011 – January 1, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Roger L. Hunt |
| Succeeded by | Gloria Navarro |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada | |
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In office November 30, 2003 – February 1, 2016 |
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| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | David Warner Hagen |
| Judge of the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit | |
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In office 1986–1999 |
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| Appointed by | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit |
| Judge of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nevada | |
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In office February 1983 – 1999 |
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| Appointed by | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit |
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Robert Clive Jones 1947 (age 69–70) Las Vegas, Nevada |
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Brigham Young University B.S. UCLA School of Law J.D. |
Robert Clive Jones (born 1947) is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada. He served as the Chief United States District Judge from 2011 to 2014.
Jones was born in Las Vegas. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from Brigham Young University where he majored in English, accounting and economics in 1971, becoming a CPA soon after graduation. Jones attended UCLA School of Law, where he was an editor of the UCLA Law Review, receiving a Juris Doctor. He served in the United States Army National Guard from 1971–1972, and then in the United States Air National Guard from 1972–1977.
In 1975, Jones was a law clerk to Judge John Clifford Wallace of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. From 1976–1982, he was in private practice.
Jones was appointed by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit as a bankruptcy judge from 1983–1999, serving as Chief Judge from 1984–1993. He was also appointed to the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit from 1986–1999. For six years, he served on the national Judicial Conference Committee on codes of conduct, handling ethics issues for federal judges throughout the nation.
On June 9, 2003, Jones was nominated by President George W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Nevada vacated by David Warner Hagen. Jones was unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate on October 2, 2003, and received commission on November 30, 2003. He assumed senior status on February 1, 2016.
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