C. Darnell Jones II

Biography

Cardozie Darnell Jones II (born November 23, 1949) is a retired United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (2008 to 2022), and the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas in the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania (1987 to 2008). He was president judge of the First Judicial District (2006 to 2008), and was assigned to the court's specialized business court docket, the Commerce Case Management Program during his time as a state court trial judge. Jones has instructed other judges in Philadelphia and nationally, including on how to manage capital cases; and has taught at a number of law schools in Philadelphia, over a period of decades.

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