James McHall Jones (December 31 1823 – December 15 1851) was a United States federal judge.Born in Georgetown Kentucky Jones read law to enter the bar in 1843. He was in private practice in Plaquemine Louisiana from 1843 to 1845. He traveled in Paris and Rome from 1845 to 1846 returning to his private practice in Plaquemine from 1846 to 1848 and in San Jose California from 1849 to 1850. He was the United States Attorney for the Southern District of California in 1850.
appointer
Millard Fillmore
birth date
1823-12-31
birth place
Georgetown Kentucky
death date
1851-12-15
death place
San Diego, San Jose California
order in office
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California
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