James Parker Jones

James Parker Jones
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia
Incumbent
Assumed office August 30, 2021
Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
In office May 19, 2015 – May 18, 2022
Appointed by	John Roberts
Preceded by	Mary A. McLaughlin
Succeeded by	Kenneth M. Karas
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia
In office 2004–2010
Preceded by	Samuel Grayson Wilson
Succeeded by	Glen E. Conrad
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia
In office August 1, 1996 – August 30, 2021
Appointed by	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	James Harry Michael Jr.
Succeeded by	Robert S. Ballou
Member of the Virginia Senate from the 39th district
In office January 12, 1983 – January 13, 1988
Preceded by	Rick Boucher
Succeeded by	William C. Wampler Jr.
Personal details
Born	(1940-07-03) July 3, 1940 (age 83) Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Education	Duke University (AB) University of Virginia (LLB)

James Parker Jones (born July 3, 1940) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia. He served as a judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court from 2015 to 2022.^[1] He served as a judge of the United States Alien Terrorist Removal Court from 2016 to 2021.