John E. Jones III
Lawyer, Judge
1955 –
Who is John E. Jones III?
John Edward Jones III is an American lawyer and jurist from the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. A Republican, Jones was appointed by President George W. Bush as federal judge on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania in February 2002 and was unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate on July 30, 2002. He is best known for his presiding role in the landmark Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District case, in which the teaching of intelligent design in public school science classes was ruled to be unconstitutional. In 2014 he ruled that Pennsylvania's 1996 ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional.
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- Born
- Jun 13, 1955
Pottsville - Also known as
- John Jones III
- Judge John E. Jones III
- Religion
- Lutheranism
- Protestantism
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Penn State University, Dickinson School of Law
- Dickinson College
- Mercersburg Academy
- Blue Mountain High School
- Lived in
- Pottsville
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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