Shirley Brannock Jones
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Shirley Brannock Jones is a former United States federal judge
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Born in Cambridge, Maryland
, Jones received an A.A. from the University of Baltimore Junior College in 1944 and a J.D.
from the University of Baltimore School of Law
in 1946. She was an Attorney, Maryland Department of Employment Security from 1946 to 1952. She was an Assistant city solicitor, City of Baltimore, Maryland from 1952 to 1958. She was an Assistant state attorney general of Maryland from 1958 to 1959. She was a judge on the Orphan's Court, City of Baltimore, Maryland from 1959 to 1961. She was a judge on the Supreme Bench of Baltimore, Maryland from 1961 to 1979. She was a Lecturer in legal ethics, University of Baltimore School of Law from 1961 to 1968. Private practice, Baltimore, Maryland, 1982–present.
Jones was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Maryland
. Jones was nominated by President Jimmy Carter
on May 22, 1979, to a new seat created by 92 Stat. 1629. She was confirmed by the United States Senate
on October 4, 1979, and received her commission on October 5, 1979. Jones served in that capacity until December 31, 1982, due to resignation.
United States federal judge
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Born in Cambridge, Maryland
Cambridge, Maryland
Cambridge is a city in Dorchester County, Maryland, United States. The population was 12,326 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Dorchester County and the county's largest municipality...
, Jones received an A.A. from the University of Baltimore Junior College in 1944 and a J.D.
Juris Doctor
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from the University of Baltimore School of Law
University of Baltimore School of Law
University of Baltimore School of Law, or UB Law, is one of the three colleges that make up the University of Baltimore, which is part of the University System of Maryland. UB Law is one of only two law schools in the state of Maryland, the other law school being the University of Maryland School...
in 1946. She was an Attorney, Maryland Department of Employment Security from 1946 to 1952. She was an Assistant city solicitor, City of Baltimore, Maryland from 1952 to 1958. She was an Assistant state attorney general of Maryland from 1958 to 1959. She was a judge on the Orphan's Court, City of Baltimore, Maryland from 1959 to 1961. She was a judge on the Supreme Bench of Baltimore, Maryland from 1961 to 1979. She was a Lecturer in legal ethics, University of Baltimore School of Law from 1961 to 1968. Private practice, Baltimore, Maryland, 1982–present.
Jones was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Maryland
United States District Court for the District of Maryland
The United States District Court for the District of Maryland is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction is the state of Maryland....
. Jones was nominated by President Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. is an American politician who served as the 39th President of the United States and was the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, the only U.S. President to have received the Prize after leaving office...
on May 22, 1979, to a new seat created by 92 Stat. 1629. She was confirmed by the United States Senate
United States Senate
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on October 4, 1979, and received her commission on October 5, 1979. Jones served in that capacity until December 31, 1982, due to resignation.