Edith Hollan Jones
Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1985 and confirmed by voice vote, Edith Hollan Jones is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. She earned a law degree from University of Texas School of Law in 1974. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1949 · age 77
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan, 1985
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Cornell 1971 · University of Texas Law 1974
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Fifth Circuit | Reagan (R) | 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
| Cornell University | B.A. | 1971 |
| University of Texas School of Law | J.D. | 1974 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Jones authored 1 published opinion for the court (2007). Most cited: Pinkerton v. Spellings (33 citations).
Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Selected opinions
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Pinkerton v. Spellings | 529 F.3d 513 | 33 |
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 Edith Hollan Jones?
- President Ronald Reagan appointed Edith Hollan Jones to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in 1985.
- Was Edith Hollan Jones appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Edith Hollan Jones was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Edith Hollan Jones's confirmation vote?
- Edith Hollan Jones was confirmed by voice vote on April 3, 1985. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Edith Hollan Jones on?
- Edith Hollan Jones is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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41 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).