Edith Jones graduated from Alamo Heights High School, where she was a National Merit Scholar. In 1971, she received her B.A. in Economics from Cornell University, graduating with honors. In 1974, she was awarded her J.D. at the University of Texas Law School, where she was a law review editor and received the Order of the Coif.
Judge Jones was the first female partner at Andrews, Kurth, Campbell & Jones (now Hunton Andrews Kurth) where she practiced various types of litigation and bankruptcy cases. Judge Jones went on the federal bench on June 1, 1985.
Judge Jones served as a former member of the National Bankruptcy Review Commission, and as a member of the Judicial Conference Commission on Bankruptcy Rules. Judge Jones served on the board of the Sam Houston Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America. She has been a member of the Garland Walker Inn of Court in Houston and is also on the Board of the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation.
Third Annual Gregory S. Coleman Memorial Lecture
2021 Texas Chapters Conference
The Houstonian Hotel111 N Post Oak Ln
Houston, TX 77024
A Conversation with the Honorable Edith Jones
Texas Student Chapter
University of Texas School of Law727 E Dean Keeton St
Austin, TX 78705
Created Equal: Clarence Thomas in His Own Words
Houston Lawyers Chapter
AMC First Colony 243301 Town Center Boulevard South
Sugar Land , TX 77479
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