Barbara S. Jones
Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1995 and confirmed by voice vote, Barbara S. Jones was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. She earned a law degree from Temple University School of Law (now James E. Beasley School of Law) in 1973. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1947 · age 79
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton, 1995
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Mount St. Mary's College 1968 · Temple Law (now James E. Beasley School of Law) 1973
- Succeeded
- Kenneth Conboy
- Succeeded by
- Gregory Howard Woods III
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Southern District of New York succeeded Kenneth Conboy | Clinton (D) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| Mount St. Mary's College | B.A. | 1968 |
| Temple University School of Law (now James E. Beasley School of Law) | J.D. | 1973 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Jones was assigned 3,917 district-court cases (1995–2012). Median time from filing to termination: 267 days across 3,916 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
On appeal
Of 117 of Jones’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 100 were affirmed, 9 reversed or vacated, and 8 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
In our data, Jones authored 94 published opinions for the court (1996–2011). Most cited: Gally v. Columbia University (73 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Gally v. Columbia University | 22 F. Supp. 2d 199 | 73 |
| 2002 | Astra Aktiebolag v. Andrx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 222 F. Supp. 2d 423 | 63 |
| 1998 | In Re Kidder Peabody Securities Litigation | 10 F. Supp. 2d 398 | 58 |
| 2005 | Smalls v. Allstate Insurance | 396 F. Supp. 2d 364 | 57 |
| 2009 | Fishbein v. Miranda | 670 F. Supp. 2d 264 | 54 |
| 2008 | VCG Special Opportunities Master Fund Ltd. v. Citibank, N.A. | 594 F. Supp. 2d 334 | 37 |
| 2000 | Register. Com, Inc. v. Verio, Inc. | 126 F. Supp. 2d 238 | 37 |
| 1996 | Vera v. Hanslmaier | 928 F. Supp. 278 | 35 |
| 1997 | Schoenhaut v. American Sensors, Inc. | 986 F. Supp. 785 | 34 |
| 2009 | Miroglio S.P.A. v. Conway Stores, Inc. | 629 F. Supp. 2d 307 | 33 |
| 2001 | United States v. Visa U.S.A. Inc. | 163 F. Supp. 2d 322 | 29 |
| 2010 | Gary Friedrich Enterprises, LLC v. Marvel Enterprises, Inc. | 713 F. Supp. 2d 215 | 28 |
| 2003 | Steed Finance LDC v. Laser Advisers, Inc. | 258 F. Supp. 2d 272 | 25 |
| 2008 | UNITE NATIONAL RETIREMENT FUND v. Ariela, Inc. | 643 F. Supp. 2d 328 | 22 |
| 1997 | SPHERE DRAKE INS. CO. PLC v. YL Realty Co. | 990 F. Supp. 240 | 22 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 94 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Barbara S. Jones?
- President William J. Clinton appointed Barbara S. Jones to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in 1995.
- Was Barbara S. Jones appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Barbara S. Jones was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Barbara S. Jones's confirmation vote?
- Barbara S. Jones was confirmed by voice vote on December 22, 1995. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Barbara S. Jones on?
- Barbara S. Jones was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
How we source & reconcile data → Data & Sources
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17 years on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).