Who appointed James J. Brady?

President William J. Clinton appointed James J. Brady to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana in 2000.

Was James J. Brady appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

James J. Brady was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was James J. Brady's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed James J. Brady 83–16 on May 24, 2000.

Middle District of Louisiana / Appointed 2000 / Served to 2017

James J. Brady

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana

Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 2000 and confirmed by the Senate 83–16, James J. Brady was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana. He earned a law degree from Louisiana State University Law School (now Paul M. Hebert Law Center) in 1969. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1944–2017
Appointed by: William J. Clinton, 2000
Confirmed: 83–16
Education: Southeastern Louisiana College 1966 · Louisiana State Law School (now Paul M. Hebert Law Center) 1969
Succeeded: John Victor Parker
Succeeded by: John Wheadon deGravelles

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2000	Middle District of Louisiana succeeded John Victor Parker	Clinton (D)	83–16

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 83–16 on May 24, 2000 · 106th Congress, Roll Call 111. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 83

44 D, 39 R

Voted against · 16

16 R

Did not vote · 1

1 D

Joe Biden(D-DE)

Education

Southeastern Louisiana College	B.A.	1966
Louisiana State University Law School (now Paul M. Hebert Law Center)	J.D.	1969

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Brady was assigned 3,666 district-court cases (1956–2023). Median time from filing to termination: 202 days across 3,664 closed cases.

Prisoner & habeas26%

Personal-injury torts26%

Civil rights15%

Contract13%

Other federal statutes7%

Labor & ERISA4%

Other10%

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 245 of Brady’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 193 were affirmed, 33 reversed or vacated, and 19 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, Brady authored 64 published opinions for the court (2001–2011). Most cited: Livingston Downs Racing Ass'n, Inc. v. Jefferson Downs Corp. (105 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
2002	Livingston Downs Racing Ass'n, Inc. v. Jefferson Downs Corp.	259 F. Supp. 2d 471	105
2003	O'QUIN v. Verizon Wireless	256 F. Supp. 2d 512	21
2003	Howard v. Ashcroft	248 F. Supp. 2d 518	19
2009	B-REAL, LLC v. Rogers	405 B.R. 428	17
2003	Batton v. Georgia Gulf	261 F. Supp. 2d 575	15
2010	McGlynn v. Huston	693 F. Supp. 2d 585	13
2003	Ferguson v. Ashcroft	248 F. Supp. 2d 547	13
2008	J.M.C. v. Louisiana Board of Elementary & Secondary Education	584 F. Supp. 2d 894	10
2008	Schexnayder v. CF Industries Long Term Disability Plan for It's Employees	553 F. Supp. 2d 658	10
2003	Bank One, N.A. v. Colley	294 F. Supp. 2d 864	10
2007	Bibbins v. City of Baton Rouge	489 F. Supp. 2d 562	9
2002	Adams v. Pro Sources, Inc.	231 F. Supp. 2d 499	9
2001	Fernandez-Fajardo v. Immigration & Naturalization Service	193 F. Supp. 2d 877	9
2011	Keybank National Ass'n v. Perkins Rowe Associates, LLC	823 F. Supp. 2d 399	8
2007	Occidental Chemical Corp. v. Louisiana Public Service Commission	494 F. Supp. 2d 401	8

Showing the 15 most-cited of 64 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 James J. Brady?: President William J. Clinton appointed James J. Brady to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana in 2000.
Was James J. Brady appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: James J. Brady was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was James J. Brady's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed James J. Brady 83–16 on May 24, 2000.
Which court was James J. Brady on?: James J. Brady was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana.

Sources

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17 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).