Brian Anthony Jackson
Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2010 and confirmed by the Senate 96–0, Brian Anthony Jackson is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana. He earned a law degree from Southern University Law Center in 1985. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1960 · age 66
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama, 2010
- Confirmed
- 96–0
- Education
- Xavier of Louisiana 1982 · Southern Law Center 1985
- Succeeded
- Frank Joseph Polozola
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Middle District of Louisiana succeeded Frank Joseph Polozola | Obama (D) | 96–0 |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.
Confirmation vote
Nomination Confirmed 96–0 on June 15, 2010 · 111th Congress, Roll Call 186. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.
Voted to confirm · 96
55 D, 39 R, 2 I
- Daniel Akaka(D-HI)
- Lamar Alexander(R-TN)
- John Barrasso(R-WY)
- Max Baucus(D-MT)
- Evan Bayh(D-IN)
- Mark Begich(D-AK)
- Michael Bennet(D-CO)
- Robert Bennett(R-UT)
- Jeff Bingaman(D-NM)
- Christopher Bond(R-MO)
- Barbara Boxer(D-CA)
- Sherrod Brown(D-OH)
- Scott Brown(R-MA)
- Samuel Brownback(R-KS)
- Jim Bunning(R-KY)
- Richard Burr(R-NC)
- Roland Burris(D-IL)
- Maria Cantwell(D-WA)
- Benjamin Cardin(D-MD)
- Thomas Carper(D-DE)
- Bob Casey(D-PA)
- Saxby Chambliss(R-GA)
- Tom Coburn(R-OK)
- Thad Cochran(R-MS)
- Susan Collins(R-ME)
- Kent Conrad(D-ND)
- Bob Corker(R-TN)
- John Cornyn(R-TX)
- Mike Crapo(R-ID)
- James DeMint(R-SC)
- Christopher Dodd(D-CT)
- Byron Dorgan(D-ND)
- Richard Durbin(D-IL)
- John Ensign(R-NV)
- Michael Enzi(R-WY)
- Russ Feingold(D-WI)
- Dianne Feinstein(D-CA)
- Al Franken(D-MN)
- Kirsten Gillibrand(D-NY)
- Lindsey Graham(R-SC)
- Charles Grassley(R-IA)
- Judd Gregg(R-NH)
- Kay Hagan(D-NC)
- Tom Harkin(D-IA)
- Orrin Hatch(R-UT)
- Kay Hutchison(R-TX)
- Jim Inhofe(R-OK)
- Daniel Inouye(D-HI)
- Johnny Isakson(R-GA)
- Mike Johanns(R-NE)
- Tim Johnson(D-SD)
- Edward Kaufman(D-DE)
- John Kerry(D-MA)
- Amy Klobuchar(D-MN)
- Herb Kohl(D-WI)
- Jon Kyl(R-AZ)
- Mary Landrieu(D-LA)
- Frank Lautenberg(D-NJ)
- Patrick Leahy(D-VT)
- Carl Levin(D-MI)
- Joe Lieberman(I-CT)
- Blanche Lincoln(D-AR)
- Richard Lugar(R-IN)
- John McCain(R-AZ)
- Mitch McConnell(R-KY)
- Robert Menendez(D-NJ)
- Jeff Merkley(D-OR)
- Barbara Mikulski(D-MD)
- Lisa Murkowski(R-AK)
- Patty Murray(D-WA)
- Bill Nelson(D-FL)
- Ben Nelson(D-NE)
- Mark Pryor(D-AR)
- Jack Reed(D-RI)
- Harry Reid(D-NV)
- James Risch(R-ID)
- Jay Rockefeller(D-WV)
- Bernard Sanders(I-VT)
- Charles Schumer(D-NY)
- Jeff Sessions(R-AL)
- Jeanne Shaheen(D-NH)
- Richard Shelby(R-AL)
- Olympia Snowe(R-ME)
- Arlen Specter(D-PA)
- Debbie Stabenow(D-MI)
- Jon Tester(D-MT)
- John Thune(R-SD)
- Mark Udall(D-CO)
- Tom Udall(D-NM)
- David Vitter(R-LA)
- George Voinovich(R-OH)
- Mark Warner(D-VA)
- James Webb(D-VA)
- Sheldon Whitehouse(D-RI)
- Roger Wicker(R-MS)
- Ron Wyden(D-OR)
Did not vote · 4
2 D, 2 R
- Robert Byrd(D-WV)
- George LeMieux(R-FL)
- Claire McCaskill(D-MO)
- Pat Roberts(R-KS)
Education
| Xavier University of Louisiana | B.S. | 1982 |
| Southern University Law Center | J.D. | 1985 |
| Georgetown University Law Center | LL.M. | 2000 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Jackson was assigned 4,094 district-court cases (1989–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 335 days across 3,303 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 298 of Jackson’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 214 were affirmed, 59 reversed or vacated, and 25 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, Jackson authored 1 published opinion for the court (2011). Most cited: Spears v. Louisiana (1 citation).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Spears v. Louisiana | 767 F. Supp. 2d 629 | 1 |
Showing the 1 most-cited of 1 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 Brian Anthony Jackson?
- President Barack Obama appointed Brian Anthony Jackson to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana in 2010.
- Was Brian Anthony Jackson appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Brian Anthony Jackson was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Brian Anthony Jackson's confirmation vote?
- The Senate confirmed Brian Anthony Jackson 96–0 on June 15, 2010.
- Which court is Brian Anthony Jackson on?
- Brian Anthony Jackson is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- Confirmation roll-call (Senate.gov, 2010)
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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16 years on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).