C. Darnell Jones II
Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2008 and confirmed by voice vote, C. Darnell Jones II is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He earned a law degree from American University, Washington College of Law in 1975. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1949 · age 77
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush, 2008
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Southwestern College, Winfield, Kansas 1972 · American, Washington College of Law 1975
- Succeeded
- Bruce William Kauffman
- Succeeded by
- Kai Niambi Scott
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Eastern District of Pennsylvania succeeded Bruce William Kauffman | G.W. Bush (R) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| Southwestern College, Winfield, Kansas | A.B. | 1972 |
| American University, Washington College of Law | J.D. | 1975 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Jones was assigned 2,264 district-court cases (1994–2022). Median time from filing to termination: 182 days across 2,253 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
On appeal
Of 131 of Jones’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 105 were affirmed, 15 reversed or vacated, and 11 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
In our data, Jones authored 4 published opinions for the court (2009–2010). Most cited: Bush v. City of Philadelphia Philadelphia Police Department (30 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Bush v. City of Philadelphia Philadelphia Police Department | 684 F. Supp. 2d 634 | 30 |
| 2009 | Savage v. Judge | 644 F. Supp. 2d 550 | 6 |
| 2009 | Toffler Associates, Inc. v. Hartford Fire Insurance | 651 F. Supp. 2d 332 | 3 |
| 2010 | PROFESSIONAL DOG BREEDERS ADVISORY COUN. v. Wolff | 752 F. Supp. 2d 575 | 0 |
Showing the 4 most-cited of 4 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed C. Darnell Jones II?
- President George W. Bush appointed C. Darnell Jones II to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in 2008.
- Was C. Darnell Jones II appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- C. Darnell Jones II was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was C. Darnell Jones II's confirmation vote?
- C. Darnell Jones II was confirmed by voice vote on September 26, 2008. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is C. Darnell Jones II on?
- C. Darnell Jones II is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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17 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).