David R. Jones, Esq.

Hon. David R. Jones is Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the Southern District of Texas in Houston, initially sworn in on Sept, 30, 2011, and named Chief Judge in 2015. Prior to becoming a judge, he was a partner in the bankruptcy group at Porter Hedges, LLP in Houston, specializing in bankruptcy and bankruptcy-related litigation. Judge Jones received his B.S. in electrical engineering from Duke University in 1983, his M.B.A. from Southern Methodist University in 1986, and his J.D. from the University of Houston in 1992, where he served as editor-in-chief of the Houston Law Review.