WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * - Jones was First African-American Federal Appeals Court Judge in Ohio, First Black Federal Prosecutor in the Northern District of Ohio & Served 23 years as Judge on the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati * * * During Black History Month, the Senate passed U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Sherrod Brown's (D-OH) resolution honoring the life, legacy and work of Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge, Nathaniel R. Jones. Jones, a civil rights  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * - A Youngstown Native, Jones was the first African American Federal Appeals Court Judge in Ohio, and was the First Black Federal Prosecutor in the Northern District of Ohio; Jones also Served 23 years as Judge on the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati * * * with Black History Month as the backdrop, U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Rob Portman (R-OH) introduced a resolution honoring the life, legacy and work of Sixth Circuit Court of A more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Jones was First African-American Federal Appeals Court Judge in Ohio, First Black Federal Prosecutor in the Northern District of Ohio & Served 23 years as Judge on the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati During Black History Month, U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) introduced a resolution honoring the life, legacy and work of Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge, Nathaniel R. Jones. Jones, a civil rights activist and Youngstown more PR