--- title: "Robert Clive Jones | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/robert-c-jones" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-08" --- # Robert Clive Jones U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada ยท Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada - State: Nevada - Role: Judge - Service status: senior - Last verified: 2026-07-25 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, District Court, D. Nevada, 2003-present - Law clerk, Hon. J. Clifford Wallace, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1975-present - U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, District of Nevada, 1983-2003 - Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit, 1986-1999 - He became a partner at Jones & Holt in Las Vegas from 1977 to 1983 - He then entered private practice in Nevada from 1976 to 1982, working in estate planning, tax law, and real estate matters - After law school, Jones clerked for Judge J. Clifford Wallace of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in 1975. - Robert Clive Jones has had a distinguished career spanning private practice, bankruptcy law, and federal judicial service ### Education - Brigham Young University in, majoring in English, accounting, and economics, and became a Certified Public Accountant shortly thereafter โ€” B.S. (1971) ### Additional information - Jones held the role of Chief Judge from 2011 to 2014 and assumed senior status on February 1, 2016 - U.S. Air National Guard, 1972-1977 - Served in the United States Army National Guard from 1971 to 1972 and in the United States Air National Guard from 1972 to 1977 - received his Juris Doctor in 1975 - U.S. Army National Guard, 1971-1972 - Robert Clive Jones was born on July 21, 1947, in Las Vegas, Nevada. - Date of birth: 1947-01-01 - The decision was later stayed by a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit, with some criticism of his handling of the case. - He then attended UCLA School of Law, where he held the role of an editor of the UCLA Law Review - His family background includes a strong legal influence, with both his father and grandfather practicing law, which inspired his career path - He also presided over federal matters involving events such as the Burning Man festival, where he rejected a proposed agreement between organizers and local authorities - Birth place: Las Vegas, NV ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### courtroom technology Scope: courtwide Courtwide presentation-related guidance applies to this judge. Evidence excerpt: P. 73 and the use of the Short Trial Program (General Order 2013-01); (9) Electronic Evidence. In cases in which a jury trial has been demanded, the parties must certify that they discussed whether they intend to present evidence in electronic format to jurors for the purposes of jury deliberations. [Local-Rules-of-Practice-Amended-2020.pdf](https://www.nvd.uscourts.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Local-Rules-of-Practice-Amended-2020.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-24 ### civil remote testimony Scope: courtwide In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards. Evidence excerpt: For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location. [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### criminal recording and broadcasting Scope: courtwide Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception. Evidence excerpt: Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom. [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392041) - [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392041) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392041) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/1668/robert-clive-jones/) - [Local-Rules-of-Practice-Amended-2020.pdf](https://www.nvd.uscourts.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Local-Rules-of-Practice-Amended-2020.pdf) - [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) - [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/1668/robert-clive-jones/) - [Wikidata: Robert Clive Jones](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7342987) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/robert-c-jones", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/robert-c-jones", "name": "Robert Clive Jones | KnowJudges", "description": "Robert Clive Jones, U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada. 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Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-civil-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27. - [Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-8721a344fececced2257fe1d) โ€” Criminal proceedings in United States District Courts; this conservative mapping does not distribute appellate-specific provisions to appellate judges. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.