Robert Clive Jones at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada
- Jurisdiction
- Nevada · Federal
- Judicial service
- November 30, 2003–present
Robert Clive Jones
Judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada
Available research
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Biography
Professional career
- Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit, 1986-1999
- U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, District of Nevada, 1983-2003
- Private practice, 1976-1982
- Law clerk, Hon. J. Clifford Wallace, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1975-present
- U.S. Air National Guard, 1972-1977
- U.S. Army National Guard, 1971-1972
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, D. Nevada, 2003-present
Education
- Brigham Young University
- UCLA School of Law
Personal record
Born 1947 · Las Vegas, NV
Courtroom rules and guidance
Courtroom Technology
Courtwide presentation-related guidance applies to this judge.
P. 73 and the use of the Short Trial Program (General Order 2013-01); (9) Electronic Evidence. In cases in which a jury trial has been demanded, the parties must certify that they discussed whether they intend to present evidence in electronic format to jurors for the purposes of jury deliberations.Local-Rules-of-Practice-Amended-2020.pdf ↗
Civil Remote Testimony
In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards.
For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location.Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court ↗
Criminal Recording And Broadcasting
Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception.
Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom.Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited ↗
Sources
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · checked July 25, 2026
https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392041CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/1668/robert-clive-jones/Local-Rules-of-Practice-Amended-2020.pdf
Judge research source · PDF · checked July 24, 2026
https://www.nvd.uscourts.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Local-Rules-of-Practice-Amended-2020.pdfFederal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedureFederal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts