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Robert Edward Jones

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon · 1990

Robert Edward Jones , Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon. Robert Edward Jones (July 5, 1927 – March 29, 2025) was an American politician and judge in Oregon. He served as a 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.

Education

  • University of HawaiiB.A., 1949
  • Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark CollegeLL.B., 1953

Career

U.S. Naval Reserve captain and law specialist, 1945-1947, 1949-1967; U.S. Naval Reserve captain, JAG Corps, 1967-1987; Private practice, Portland, Oregon, 1953-1963; State representative, Oregon, 1963; Judge, Oregon Circuit Court, Fourth Judicial District, 1963-1982; Associate justice, Supreme Court of Oregon, 1983-1990

Biography

Robert Edward Jones (July 5, 1927 – March 29, 2025) was an American politician and judge in Oregon. He served as a 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.

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