Paul J. Jones
Appointed by President Warren G. Harding in 1923 and confirmed by voice vote, Paul J. Jones was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. He earned a law degree from University of Michigan Law School in 1905. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1880–1965
- Appointed by
- Warren G. Harding, 1923
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Michigan Law School 1905
- Succeeded by
- William Kernahan Thomas
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | Northern District of Ohio | Harding (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
| University of Michigan Law School | LL.B. | 1905 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Jones authored 48 published opinions for the court (1927–1962). Most cited: Iszczukiewicz v. Universal Underwriters Insurance (21 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Iszczukiewicz v. Universal Underwriters Insurance | 182 F. Supp. 733 | 21 |
| 1949 | Reed v. Fawick Airflex Co. | 86 F. Supp. 822 | 21 |
| 1950 | Campbell v. Murdock | 90 F. Supp. 297 | 20 |
| 1951 | Sinclair Refining Co. v. Clay | 102 F. Supp. 732 | 18 |
| 1958 | American Bakeries Company v. Barrick | 162 F. Supp. 882 | 17 |
| 1954 | Nichols v. National Tube Co. | 122 F. Supp. 726 | 15 |
| 1927 | Peerless Paper Box Mfg. Co. v. Routzahn | 22 F.2d 459 | 14 |
| 1941 | Kuligowski v. Hart | 43 F. Supp. 207 | 13 |
| 1951 | United States v. Hopkins | 95 F. Supp. 14 | 12 |
| 1950 | Daley v. Sears, Roebuck & Co. | 90 F. Supp. 562 | 12 |
| 1950 | Kendall v. Pennsylvania R. Co. | 94 F. Supp. 875 | 11 |
| 1949 | Snoots v. Vejlupek | 87 F. Supp. 503 | 11 |
| 1946 | United States v. 935 CASES, ETC. | 65 F. Supp. 503 | 11 |
| 1955 | Winnipeg Rugby Football Club, Ltd. v. Freeman | 140 F. Supp. 365 | 10 |
| 1950 | Nagle v. Pennsylvania R. Co. | 89 F. Supp. 822 | 10 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 48 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 Paul J. Jones?
- President Warren G. Harding appointed Paul J. Jones to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio in 1923.
- Was Paul J. Jones appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Paul J. Jones was appointed by President Warren G. Harding, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Paul J. Jones's confirmation vote?
- Paul J. Jones was confirmed by voice vote on March 2, 1923. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Paul J. Jones on?
- Paul J. Jones was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Unknown authorUnknown author (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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42 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).