Lake Jones (February 10, 1867 – June 7, 1930) was an
American lawyer and a
United States district judge of the
United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
Education and career
Born in
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* Vicksburg, Mississippi, a city in western Mississippi, United States
* The Vicksburg Campaign, an American Civil War campaign
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,
Mississippi, Jones was a clerk and inspector for the
United States Post Office Department from 1885 to 1909, and then graduated from
Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law with a
Bachelor of Laws in 1909. Jones was in
private practice in
Jacksonville,
Florida, from 1909 to 1921, and was district counsel for the
United States Shipping Board,
Emergency Fleet Corporation from 1921 to 1924.
Federal judicial service
Jones was nominated by President
Calvin Coolidge
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on February 1, 1924, to the
United States District Court for the Southern District of California, to a new seat authorized by 42 Stat. 837. He was confirmed by the
United States Senate on February 18, 1924, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on June 7, 1930, due to his death in Jacksonville.
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1867 births
1930 deaths
Judges of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law alumni
United States district court judges appointed by Calvin Coolidge
20th-century American judges