Janis Graham Jack
Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1994 and confirmed by voice vote, Janis Graham Jack is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. She earned a law degree from South Texas College of Law in 1981. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1946 · age 80
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton, 1994
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Baltimore 1974 · South Texas College of Law 1981
- Succeeded by
- David Steven Morales
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Southern District of Texas | 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
| University of St. Thomas School of Nursing | R.N. | 1969 |
| University of Baltimore | B.A. | 1974 |
| South Texas College of Law | J.D. | 1981 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Jack was assigned 4,208 district-court cases (1968–2024). Median time from filing to termination: 159 days across 4,205 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 157 of Jack’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 122 were affirmed, 25 reversed or vacated, and 10 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, Jack authored 55 published opinions for the court (1994–2011). Most cited: In Re Silica Products Liability Litigation (52 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | In Re Silica Products Liability Litigation | 398 F. Supp. 2d 563 | 52 |
| 2010 | Tolentino v. C & J Spec-Rent Services Inc. | 716 F. Supp. 2d 642 | 47 |
| 2010 | Naranjo v. Universal Surety of America | 679 F. Supp. 2d 787 | 26 |
| 1996 | Torres v. Southern Peru Copper Corp. | 965 F. Supp. 899 | 24 |
| 2010 | Petty v. Portofino Council of Coowners, Inc. | 702 F. Supp. 2d 721 | 22 |
| 2011 | Wojciechowski v. National Oilwell Varco, L.P. | 763 F. Supp. 2d 832 | 21 |
| 2011 | Pension Advisory Group, Ltd. v. COUNTRY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | 771 F. Supp. 2d 680 | 17 |
| 1994 | Snyder v. Society Bank | 181 B.R. 40 | 15 |
| 1997 | Perez v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. | 967 F. Supp. 920 | 13 |
| 2011 | M.D. v. Perry | 799 F. Supp. 2d 712 | 11 |
| 2011 | Hernandez v. City of Corpus Christi | 820 F. Supp. 2d 781 | 11 |
| 1998 | In Re Lease Oil Antitrust Litigation No. II | 48 F. Supp. 2d 699 | 11 |
| 2011 | United States v. Brink | 795 F. Supp. 2d 565 | 10 |
| 2011 | In Re Sanburg Financial Corp. | 446 B.R. 793 | 10 |
| 2010 | Vanderbilt Mortg. and Finance, Inc. v. Flores | 735 F. Supp. 2d 679 | 10 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 55 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 Janis Graham Jack?
- President William J. Clinton appointed Janis Graham Jack to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas in 1994.
- Was Janis Graham Jack appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Janis Graham Jack was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Janis Graham Jack's confirmation vote?
- Janis Graham Jack was confirmed by voice vote on March 10, 1994. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Janis Graham Jack on?
- Janis Graham Jack is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
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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32 years on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).