Thomas Goode Jones (Alabama)

Thomas Goode Jones

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Nonpartisan

Prior offices

United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama

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United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama

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Education

Bachelor's

Virginia Military Institute

Law

Read law, 1868

Personal

Birthplace

Macon-Bibb County, Ga.

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Thomas Goode Jones (1844-1914) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern and Middle Districts of Alabama.

He was nominated by President Theodore Roosevelt on October 7, 1901 to a seat vacated by John Bruce. On December 5th of the same year, he was nominated. He was confirmed by the Senate on December 17, 1901 and received commission that same day. He served until his death on April 28, 1914. Jones was succeeded in this position by Henry De Lamar Clayton.

Early life and education

• Virginia Military Institute
• Read law, 1868

Professional career

• Army of the Confederacy Major, 1862-1865
• Planter, Montgomery, Alabama, 1865-1868
• Editor, Daily Picayune, Montgomery, Alabama, 1868
• Private practice, Montgomery, Alabama, 1868-
• Reporter of decisions, Alabama Supreme Court, 1870-1880
• Member, Alabama House of Representatives,1884-1888
• Speaker, 1886-1888
• State Governor, Alabama, 1890-1894

Judicial career

Middle and Northern Districts of Alabama

Jones was nominated by President Theodore Roosevelt on October 7, 1901 to a seat vacated by John Bruce. On December 5th of the same year, he was nominated. He was confirmed by the Senate on December 17, 1901 and received commission that same day. He served until his death on April 28, 1914. Jones was succeeded in this position by Henry De Lamar Clayton.

External links

• Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by: John Bruce	Middle District of Alabama 1901–1914 Seat #1	Succeeded by: Henry De Lamar Clayton
Preceded by: John Bruce	Northern District of Alabama 1901–1914 Seat #1	Succeeded by: Henry De Lamar Clayton