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Arthur Roberts Jones
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Active service.
Confirmed 46 to 44Confirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump
- Nominated
- April 14, 2026
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- April 29, 2026
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), June 18, 2026
- Senate vote
- Recorded vote, 46 to 44
- Confirmed
- July 13, 2026
- Commissioned
- July 29, 2026
- American Bar Association rating
- Well Qualified
Born 1969, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.
Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.
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Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it
- U.S. Air Force major, JAG Corps, 1995-2002
- Assistant staff judge advocate, RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom, 1995-1997
- Area defense counsel, Incirlik AB, Turkey, 1997-1999
- Circuit defense counsel, Randolph AFB, Texas, 1999-2002
- U.S. Air Force Reserve lieutenant colonel, JAG Corps, 2002-2023
- Circuit trial counsel, JBSA-Randolph, Texas, 2002-2004
- Assistant staff judge advocate, JBSA-Lackland, Texas, 2004-2017
- Assistant staff judge advocate, Travis AFB, California, 2017-2021
- Individual mobilization assistant to the staff judge advocate, Travis AFB, California, 2019-2021
- Assistant staff judge advocate, Scott AFB, Illinois, 2021-2023
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of Texas, 2002-2026; deputy criminal chief, 2021-2025; executive assistant U.S. attorney, 2025-2026
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