Charles Alvin Jones

Charles Alvin Jones
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
In office July 25, 1939 – December 31, 1944
Nominated by	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by	John Warren Davis
Personal details
Born	October 27, 1887(1887-10-27)
Died	May 22, 1966(1966-05-22) (aged 78)
Political party	Democratic
Occupation	Judge, lawyer, politician

Charles Alvin Jones (August 27, 1887 – May 22, 1966) was a United States federal judge and a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Born in Newport, Pennsylvania, Jones received an LL.B. from Dickinson School of Law, and was in private practice in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1910 to 1939. He was in the American Ambulance Service for the French Army during World War I, in 1917, and was a U.S. Naval Aviation Ensign from 1918 to 1919.

On July 14, 1939, Jones was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit vacated by John Warren Davis. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 18, 1939, and received his commission on July 25, 1939. Jones served in that capacity until his resignation, on December 31, 1944 to become a Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Davis served on that court from 1945 to 1966, serving as Chief Justice from 1956 to 1966.

Sources

• Charles Alvin Jones at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Party political offices
Preceded by George Earle	Democratic nominee for Governor of Pennsylvania 1938 (lost)	Succeeded by F. Clair Ross

Persondata
Name	Jones, Charles Alvin
Alternative names
Short description	United States federal judge
Date of birth	August 27, 1887
Place of birth	Newport, Pennsylvania
Date of death	May 22, 1966
Place of death