Okla Jones II
Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1994 and confirmed by voice vote, Okla Jones II was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. He earned a law degree from Boston College Law School in 1971. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1945–1996
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton, 1994
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Southern 1968 · Boston College Law School 1971
- Succeeded
- Frederick Jacob Reagan Heebe
- Succeeded by
- Carl J. Barbier
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Eastern District of Louisiana succeeded Frederick Jacob Reagan Heebe | 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
| Southern University | B.A. | 1968 |
| Boston College Law School | J.D. | 1971 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Jones was assigned 298 district-court cases (1989–1995). Median time from filing to termination: 232 days across 298 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.
In our data, Jones authored 36 published opinions for the court (1976–1995). Most cited: Smith v. Fortenberry (14 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Smith v. Fortenberry | 903 F. Supp. 1018 | 14 |
| 1995 | Galbreth v. Bellsouth Telecommunications, Inc. | 896 F. Supp. 631 | 6 |
| 1995 | Oswald v. Laroche Chemicals, Inc. | 894 F. Supp. 988 | 6 |
| 1995 | Abramson v. Florida Gas Transmission Co. | 909 F. Supp. 410 | 5 |
| 1995 | Exxon Corp. v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance | 903 F. Supp. 1007 | 5 |
| 1995 | America's Favorite Chicken Co. v. Suryoutomo | 889 F. Supp. 916 | 5 |
| 1995 | First Commonwealth Corp. v. Hibernia National Bank of New Orleans | 891 F. Supp. 290 | 5 |
| 1995 | Kerr v. Smith Petroleum Co. | 889 F. Supp. 892 | 5 |
| 1995 | Abramson v. Florida Gas Transmission Co. | 908 F. Supp. 1389 | 4 |
| 1995 | Chatelain v. Southern Baptist Health Systems | 907 F. Supp. 206 | 4 |
| 1976 | Broussard v. Perez | 416 F. Supp. 584 | 4 |
| 1995 | Clark v. America's Favorite Chicken Co. | 908 F. Supp. 390 | 3 |
| 1995 | Thompson v. Radosta | 906 F. Supp. 367 | 3 |
| 1995 | Doctor's Hospital of Jefferson, Inc. v. Southeast Medical Alliance, Inc. | 897 F. Supp. 290 | 3 |
| 1995 | Patterson v. Hamrick | 889 F. Supp. 913 | 3 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 36 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 Okla Jones II?
- President William J. Clinton appointed Okla Jones II to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana in 1994.
- Was Okla Jones II appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Okla Jones II was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Okla Jones II's confirmation vote?
- Okla Jones II was confirmed by voice vote on October 7, 1994. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Okla Jones II on?
- Okla Jones II was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern 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 Eastern District of Louisiana (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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1 year 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).