Cardozie Darnell Jones II (born November 23, 1949) is a
Senior
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United States district judge
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of the
.
Education and career
Born in
Claremore, Oklahoma
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degree in French from
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in 1972, and a
Juris Doctor
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from the
American University Washington College of Law
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in 1975.
He served in the
Defender Association of Philadelphia
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from 1975 to 1987. He was an adjunct professor at
St. Joseph's University
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School of Criminal Justice from 1991 to 1992, at the
Temple University Beasley School of Law
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Student body
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from 1992 to 1996 and the
University of Pennsylvania Law School
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from 1993 to the present. He was a Curriculum developer/instructor, The National Judicial College from 1998 to 2008. He was a judge on the
First Judicial District, Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas from 1987 to 2008, serving as President judge from 2006 to 2008.
Federal judicial service
On July 24, 2008, Jones was nominated by President
George W. Bush
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to a seat on the
vacated by
Bruce William Kauffman
Bruce William Kauffman (December 1, 1934 – November 29, 2021) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Education and career
Born in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Kauffman r ...
. Jones was confirmed by the
United States Senate
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on September 26, 2008, and received his commission on October 30, 2008. He assumed
senior status
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on March 15, 2021.
See also
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List of African-American federal judges
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United States Supreme Court
United States Courts of Appeals
United States District Courts ...
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List of African-American jurists
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References
External links
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1949 births
Living people
21st-century American judges
African-American judges
Judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
People from Claremore, Oklahoma
Public defenders
Southwestern College (Kansas) alumni
United States district court judges appointed by George W. Bush
University of Pennsylvania Law School faculty
Washington College of Law alumni