[H. Paul Pressler IV]

I would think that NRO would have mentioned it if Jones had been a Bush Appointee.

[Lurking Libertarian]

His official biography is here:

Jones, John E. III
Born 1955 in Pottsville, PA

Federal Judicial Service:
U. S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania
Nominated by George W. Bush on February 28, 2002, to a seat vacated by James F. McClure; Confirmed by the Senate on July 29, 2002, and received commission on July 31, 2002.

Education:
Dickinson College, B.A., 1977

Dickinson School of Law, J.D., 1980

Professional Career:
Private practice, Pottsville, Pennsylvania, 1980-2002
Law clerk (part-time), Hon. Guy A. Bowe, Schuylkill County Court of Common Pleas, 1980-1984
Assistant public defender (part-time), Pennsylvania Public Defender's Office, 1984-1995
Executive officer, Phoenix Contracting Co. & Affiliated Corporations, 1980-2002
Director, Union Bank and Trust Company, 1993-2002
Chairman, Liquor Control Board, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1995-2002

Race or Ethnicity: White

Gender: Male

[toadthesecond]

From http://www.pamd.uscourts.gov/kitzmiller/jonesbio.htm


Judge John E. Jones III commenced his service as a United States District Judge on August 2, 2002. He is the 21st judge to sit in the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Judge Jones was appointed to his current position by President George W. Bush in February, 2002, and was unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate on July 30, 2002.


Just because NRO doesn't mention it doesn't mean it's not a fact.