Who appointed Shirley Brannock Jones?

President Jimmy Carter appointed Shirley Brannock Jones to the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland in 1979.

Was Shirley Brannock Jones appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Shirley Brannock Jones was appointed by President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Shirley Brannock Jones's confirmation vote?

Shirley Brannock Jones was confirmed by voice vote on October 4, 1979. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

District of Maryland / Appointed 1979 / Served to 1982

Shirley Brannock Jones

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Appointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1979 and confirmed by voice vote, Shirley Brannock Jones was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. She earned a law degree from University of Baltimore School of Law in 1946. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1925–2019
Appointed by: Jimmy Carter, 1979
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: University of Baltimore Law 1946
Succeeded by: John Raymond Hargrove Sr.

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1979	District of Maryland	Carter (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 Baltimore Junior College	A.A.	1944
University of Baltimore School of Law	J.D.	1946

Judicial Record

In our data, Jones authored 41 published opinions for the court (1980–1982). Most cited: Miller v. Savings Bank of Baltimore (In Re Miller) (73 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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
1982	Miller v. Savings Bank of Baltimore (In Re Miller)	22 B.R. 479	73
1981	Alspach v. District Director of Internal Revenue	527 F. Supp. 225	67
1982	Bradley v. Davis	551 F. Supp. 479	66
1981	Majors v. U. S. Air, Inc.	525 F. Supp. 853	39
1982	Donovan v. Kentwood Development Co., Inc.	549 F. Supp. 480	27
1982	Kirby v. Chrysler Corp.	554 F. Supp. 743	25
1981	DelCostello v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters	524 F. Supp. 721	21
1982	Smith v. Montgomery County, Md.	547 F. Supp. 592	20
1981	Howard Security Services, Inc. v. Johns Hopkins Hospital	516 F. Supp. 508	19
1980	Marshall v. Gerwill, Inc.	495 F. Supp. 744	15
1981	Bruffey Contracting Co., Inc. v. Burroughs Corp.	522 F. Supp. 769	13
1982	George's Radio & Television Co. v. Insurance Co. of North America	536 F. Supp. 681	12
1980	Rairigh v. Erlbeck	488 F. Supp. 865	12
1982	Grove v. Frostburg National Bank	549 F. Supp. 922	11
1980	Mason v. Callas Contractors, Inc.	494 F. Supp. 782	11

Showing the 15 most-cited of 41 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 Shirley Brannock Jones?: President Jimmy Carter appointed Shirley Brannock Jones to the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland in 1979.
Was Shirley Brannock Jones appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Shirley Brannock Jones was appointed by President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Shirley Brannock Jones's confirmation vote?: Shirley Brannock Jones was confirmed by voice vote on October 4, 1979. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Shirley Brannock Jones on?: Shirley Brannock Jones was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.

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