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'''Edith Hollan Jones''' (born 1949) serves as the Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the [[Fifth Circuit]], a post she has held since January 16, 2006. President [[Ronald Reagan]] appointed her to the [[Fifth Circuit]] in 1985, and she was quickly confirmed by the [[U.S. Senate]] at the age of only 36.
'''Edith Hollan Jones''' (born April 7, 1949) is a judge and the former Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. President [[Ronald Reagan]] appointed her to the [[Fifth Circuit]] in 1985, and she was quickly confirmed by the [[U.S. Senate]] at the age of only 36.
Jones graduated from [[Cornell University]] in 1971. She received her [[Juris Doctor|J.D.]] from The University of Texas School of Law in 1974, where she served on the ''Texas Law Review''. She was in private practice in [[Houston, Texas]], from 1974 until 1985, working for the firm of Andrews, Kurth, Campbell & Jones, where she became the firm's first female partner. She specialized in [[bankruptcy law]]. She also served as General Counsel for the [[Republican Party]] of [[Texas]] from 1982 to 1983.
= Legal Philosophy =
Chief Judge Jones had been mentioned as a potential nominee for the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] dating back to 1990, when Judge [[David Souter]] was nominated instead to avoid a political confrontation.
== Legal Philosophy ==
She has shown a conservative approach to law, including the upholding of the death penalty. She was reported to have told a defense lawyer that his last-minute appeal in a death sentence case was ruining her cocktail hour.<ref>Ridgeway, J. ''Cash Bar in D.C.: People will pay to see this court battle. In fact, they're paying right now''; Village Voice; (July 5, 2005) [http://www.villagevoice.com/content/printVersion/193454/]</ref> Further to this, liberal critics have also labelled her "horsewoman of the right-wing apocalypse".
She has shown a conservative approach to law, including the upholding of the death penalty. She was reported to have told a defense lawyer that his last-minute appeal in a death sentence case was ruining her cocktail hour.<ref>Ridgeway, J. ''Cash Bar in D.C.: People will pay to see this court battle. In fact, they're paying right now''; Village Voice; (July 5, 2005) [http://www.villagevoice.com/content/printVersion/193454/]</ref> Further to this, liberal critics have also labelled her "horsewoman of the right-wing apocalypse".