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“TRIBUTE TO THE HONORABLE NATHANIEL R. JONES” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E783 on May 19, 2000.
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TRIBUTE TO THE HONORABLE NATHANIEL R. JONES
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HON. ROB PORTMAN
of ohio
in the house of representatives
Friday, May 19, 2000
Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. Speaker, today I pay tribute to a friend and distinguished constituent, the Honorable Nathaniel R. Jones, who will receive the Distinguished Service Citation from the National Conference for Community Justice (NCCJ) on May 25. Judge Jones was selected for this esteemed award for his outstanding work, personally and professionally, that has promoted the cause of inter-group understanding in our community.
Judge Jones was born and raised in Youngstown, Ohio. He served our nation in the Air Force during World War II. Following the war, he attended Youngstown State University, graduating with degrees of Bachelor of Arts in 1951 and Juris Doctor in 1956. In 1957, he was admitted to the Ohio Bar.
In 1961, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy named Judge Jones an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, where he served for nearly 7 years. He continued his service as Assistant General Counsel to the Kerner Commission, studying the causes of urban riots in the 1960s. In 1969, Judge Jones was asked to serve as General Counsel for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). For 10 years, he worked tirelessly for the NAACP, organizing and arguing a number of cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. In 1979, he came to the Cincinnati area after President Carter appointed him to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.
Judge Jones is deeply involved in legal education, having taught at the University of Cincinnati College of Law and a number of other law schools. He recently was chosen to deliver the inaugural Judge A. Leon Higginbotham Distinguished Memorial Lecture at Harvard Law School. He also regularly writes and lectures on a wide range of legal and social issues.
Judge Jones played a role in helping to end apartheid in South Africa; monitored the election process leading to Namibia's independence; participated in a U.S.-Egypt Judicial Exchange program; and went to the Soviet Union in 1986 to meet with officials in connection with human rights.
Judge Jones has received numerous awards and distinctions, including the Millennium International Volunteer Award from the State Department. In addition, Congress recently named the new federal courthouse in Youngstown, Ohio after Judge Jones.
Among his extensive list of civic activities locally and nationally, Judge Jones serves as a Co-Chair of the Board of Trustees for the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, and as Co-Chairman of the Roundtable, which works to broaden the involvement of minorities in the legal profession.
Judge Jones and his wife currently live in Mt. Lookout. They have four children and six grandchildren. One of his children, a former law colleague of mine, Stephanie Jones, currently serves as a Chief of Staff to a Member of Congress. We are most fortunate for his service and commitment to our nation and local community, and I congratulate him on this well deserved honor.
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