Robert Clive Jones
American judge
Robert Clive Jones (born July 21, 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.
Biography
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 to 1972, and then in the United States Air National Guard from 1972 to 1977.
Career
In 1975, Jones was a law clerk to Judge J. Clifford Wallace of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. From 1976 to 1982, he was in private practice.
Bankruptcy judge
Jones was appointed by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit as a bankruptcy judge from 1983 to 1999, serving as Chief Judge from 1984 to 1993. He was also appointed to the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit from 1986 to 1999.
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