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Nathaniel Raphael Jones

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1979

Nathaniel Raphael Jones , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Nathaniel Raphael Jones (May 12, 1926 – January 26, 2020) was an American attorney, judge, and law professor. As general counsel of the NAACP, Jones fought to end school segregation, including in the northern United States.

Education

  • Youngstown College (now Youngstown State University)A.B., 1951
  • Youngstown University (now Youngstown State University)LL.B., 1955

Career

U.S. Army, Air Corps, 1945-1946; Editor, Buckeye Review, 1956; Executive director, Fair Employment Practices Commission, Youngstown, Ohio, 1956-1959; Private practice, Youngstown, Ohio, 1959-1961, 1968-1969; Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of Ohio, 1961-1967; Assistant general counsel, National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders, 1967-1968; General counsel, NAACP, 1969-1979

Biography

Nathaniel Raphael Jones (May 12, 1926 – January 26, 2020) was an American attorney, judge, and law professor. As general counsel of the NAACP, Jones fought to end school segregation, including in the northern United States.

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