Who appointed Jay C. Zainey?

President George W. Bush appointed Jay C. Zainey to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana in 2002.

Was Jay C. Zainey appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Jay C. Zainey was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Jay C. Zainey's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Jay C. Zainey 92–0 on February 11, 2002.

Eastern District of Louisiana / Appointed 2002 / Active

Jay C. Zainey

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

Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2002 and confirmed by the Senate 92–0, Jay C. Zainey is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. He earned a law degree from Louisiana State University Law School (now Paul M. Hebert Law Center) in 1975. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1951 · age 75
Appointed by: George W. Bush, 2002
Confirmed: 92–0
Education: University of Louisiana in New Orleans (now of New Orleans) 1972 · Louisiana State Law School (now Paul M. Hebert Law Center) 1975
Succeeded: A. J. McNamara

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2002	Eastern District of Louisiana succeeded A. J. McNamara	G.W. Bush (R)	92–0

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

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 92–0 on February 11, 2002 · 107th Congress, Roll Call 22. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 92

48 D, 43 R, 1 I

Did not vote · 8

2 D, 6 R

Education

University of Louisiana in New Orleans (now University of New Orleans)	B.S.	1972
Louisiana State University Law School (now Paul M. Hebert Law Center)	J.D.	1975

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Zainey was assigned 5,915 district-court cases (1986–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 261 days across 5,634 closed cases.

Contract33%

Personal-injury torts23%

Other civil matters19%

Civil rights6%

Prisoner & habeas5%

Other federal statutes3%

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 198 of Zainey’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 142 were affirmed, 29 reversed or vacated, and 27 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, Zainey authored 22 published opinions for the court (2002–2011). Most cited: Seaman v. SEACOR MARINE LLC. (33 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
2008	Seaman v. SEACOR MARINE LLC.	564 F. Supp. 2d 598	33
2003	LeClerc v. Webb	270 F. Supp. 2d 779	18
2008	Xavier v. Belfor USA Group, Inc.	585 F. Supp. 2d 873	16
2009	Wetzel v. St. Tammany Parish Jail	610 F. Supp. 2d 545	6
2008	Parker v. Jackup Boat Service, LLC	542 F. Supp. 2d 481	6
2009	Iglesias v. Chevron U.S.A. Inc.	656 F. Supp. 2d 598	4
2008	David v. Signal International, LLC	588 F. Supp. 2d 718	4
2007	Jones v. Delta Towing LLC	512 F. Supp. 2d 479	3
2002	Briones v. Genuine Parts Co.	225 F. Supp. 2d 711	3
2002	Victoria W. v. Larpenter	205 F. Supp. 2d 580	3
2010	Johnson v. BLUE MARLIN SERVICES OF ACADIANA, LLC	713 F. Supp. 2d 592	2
2009	Rebaldo v. Jenkins	660 F. Supp. 2d 755	2
2009	Romo v. Massman Construction Co.	615 F. Supp. 2d 488	2
2004	Sahuc v. Tucker	300 F. Supp. 2d 461	2
2011	Langhoff v. United States	805 F. Supp. 2d 272	1

Showing the 15 most-cited of 22 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 Jay C. Zainey?: President George W. Bush appointed Jay C. Zainey to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana in 2002.
Was Jay C. Zainey appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Jay C. Zainey was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Jay C. Zainey's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Jay C. Zainey 92–0 on February 11, 2002.
Which court is Jay C. Zainey on?: Jay C. Zainey is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.

Sources

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24 years on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).