After his schooling, Jones joined the
U.S. Marine Corps and went on to serve as an infantry officer with the
1st Marine Division. Jones later became a
judge advocate as both a trial defense counsel and prosecutor. He left active duty in 1989. From 1992 to 1994 and 1997 to 1998, Jones served as an assistant U.S. Attorney.
ATF swearing in B. Todd Jones as the Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Jones became acting director of ATF on August 31, 2011, following the resignation of
Kenneth E. Melson in the aftermath of the
ATF gunwalking scandal. On January 16, 2013,
U.S. President Barack Obama nominated Jones to serve as permanent director of ATF. Due to opposition from gun rights lobbies, ATF had not had a permanent director since the position was made subject to
U.S. Senate approval in 2006. On July 31, 2013, the Senate confirmed him as head of ATF. On March 20, 2015, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives announced Jones will depart to pursue opportunities in the private sector, with his resignation to become effective on March 31, 2015.
NFL On March 23, 2015, NFL commissioner
Roger Goodell announced to team owners that he was appointing Jones as the league's new chief disciplinary officer. Goodell announced his creation of the position in December 2014 after a series of player suspensions. The officer oversees investigation of player misconduct and any discipline that results from those investigations. ==References==