Court of Claims / Appointed 1940 / Served to 1976
John Marvin Jones
Chief Judge, Court of Claims
Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1940 and confirmed by voice vote, John Marvin Jones was a Chief Judge on the Court of Claims. He earned a law degree from University of Texas School of Law in 1907. Sources ↓
- Appointed by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1940
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- John B. Denton College, Denton, Texas 1902 · University of Texas Law 1907
- Succeeded
- Thomas Sutler Williams
- Succeeded by
- Arnold Wilson Cowen
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | Court of Claims · succeeded Thomas Sutler Williams | Roosevelt (D) | voice |
| 1947 | Court of Claims · succeeded Richard Smith Whaley | Truman (D) | voice |
| 1948 | Court of Claims | Reassigned | – |
A per-senator roll-call isn’t shown for this confirmation. The Senate’s recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989; many confirmations (especially before then, and most to the lower courts) were by voice vote or unanimous consent.
Education
| John B. Denton College, Denton, Texas | B.A. | 1902 |
| Southwestern University | Ph.B. | 1905 |
| University of Texas School of Law | LL.B. | 1907 |
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory (opens primary source in a new tab)
- Wikidata (opens primary source in a new tab)
- Portrait: Harris & Ewing, photographer (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons (opens primary source in a new tab)
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35 years on the Court of Claims. Data last verified 2026-06-29. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).