John E. Jones III at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
- Jurisdiction
- Pennsylvania · State
- Judicial service
- July 31, 2002–present
John E. Jones III
Judge · U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Chairman, Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, 1995-2002
- Director, Union Bank and Trust Company, 1993-2002
- Assistant public defender (part-time), Pennsylvania, 1984-1995
- Executive officer, Phoenix Contracting Co. and affiliated corporations, 1980-2002
- Law clerk (part-time), Hon. Guy A. Bowe, Court of Common Pleas of Schuylkill County Pennsylvania, 1980-1984
- Private practice, Pottsville, PA, 1980-2002
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania, 2002-present
- United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
- He joined the court in 2002 after being nominated by President George W. Bush (R).
Education
- Dickinson College · B.A., 1977
- The Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University · J.D., 1980
- Mercersburg Academy
- Penn State Dickinson Law
- Blue Mountain High School
Personal record
Born 1955 · Pottsville, PA
Courtroom rules and guidance
Recording Photography Evidence Presentation
For Pennsylvania Common Pleas proceedings, statewide Pa.R.J.A. 1910 prohibits courtroom broadcasting, recording, and photography unless an exception or judicial authorization applies; the rule also recognizes judge-authorized electronic or photographic means for evidence presentation.
the use of electronic or photographic means for the presentation of evidence201 Pa. Code Chapter 19, Rule 1910, Broadcasting, Recording and Photography in the Courtroom ↗
Sources
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania current judicial profile
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/1659/john-e-jones-iii/201 Pa. Code Chapter 19, Rule 1910, Broadcasting, Recording and Photography in the Courtroom
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?d=&file=%2Fsecure%2Fpacode%2Fdata%2F201%2Fchapter19%2Fchap19toc.html