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# Thomas Rawles Jones Jr.

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia · Magistrate

## Profile

- Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
- State: Virginia
- Role: Magistrate
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-06-30

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Biography

### Professional career

- Thomas Rawles Jones Jr. has been a long‐serving federal magistrate judge in the Eastern District of Virginia since 2015
- U.S. Magistrate Judge for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, appointed in 2015 to a renewable eight‐year term
- Jones serves as a U.S. Magistrate Judge under the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, a position created under the Federal Magistrates Act

### Education


### Additional information

- Magistrate, District Court, E.D. Virginia, 2015-present
- Appointed in 2015 and has been active in the role since that year.
- The U.S. Courts website lists his judicial milestone as February 28, 2015.
- handling a wide range of federal cases and contributing to the court’s docket through his judicial service.
- Magistrate judges are appointed by the district’s judges to renewable eight‐year terms and handle certain federal cases, including civil matters, criminal cases, and pretrial proceedings.

## 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

### cell phones and electronic devices

Scope: statewide

Virginia courts commonly restrict cell phones and other electronic devices in court buildings; counsel and litigants should check the local court policy before arrival.

Evidence excerpt: Most courts in Virginia do not allow you to bring a cell phone or other electronic device into the building.

[Cell Phone & Electronic Device Policy](https://selfhelp.vacourts.gov/node/30/cell-phone-electronic-device-policy)
Source checked: 2026-07-26


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9617/thomas-rawles-jones-jr/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9617/thomas-rawles-jones-jr/)
- [U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9617/thomas-rawles-jones-jr/)
- [Cell Phone & Electronic Device Policy](https://selfhelp.vacourts.gov/node/30/cell-phone-electronic-device-policy)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9617/thomas-rawles-jones-jr/)

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## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-651872d6e45e0d82319ecccc) — Civil actions in United States District Courts; Rule 81 exceptions apply. 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) — 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.