Steve CarMichael Jones
Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2011 and confirmed by the Senate 90–0, Steve CarMichael Jones is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. He earned a law degree from University of Georgia School of Law in 1987. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1957 · age 69
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama, 2011
- Confirmed
- 90–0
- Education
- University of Georgia 1978 · University of Georgia Law 1987
- Succeeded
- Orinda Dale Evans
- Succeeded by
- Tiffany Rene Johnson
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Northern District of Georgia succeeded Orinda Dale Evans | Obama (D) | 90–0 |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.
Confirmation vote
Nomination Confirmed 90–0 on February 28, 2011 · 112th Congress, Roll Call 26. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.
Voted to confirm · 90
48 D, 41 R, 1 I
- Lamar Alexander(R-TN)
- John Barrasso(R-WY)
- Max Baucus(D-MT)
- Mark Begich(D-AK)
- Michael Bennet(D-CO)
- Jeff Bingaman(D-NM)
- Richard Blumenthal(D-CT)
- Roy Blunt(R-MO)
- Barbara Boxer(D-CA)
- Sherrod Brown(D-OH)
- Scott Brown(R-MA)
- Richard Burr(R-NC)
- Maria Cantwell(D-WA)
- Benjamin Cardin(D-MD)
- Thomas Carper(D-DE)
- Bob Casey(D-PA)
- Saxby Chambliss(R-GA)
- Dan Coats(R-IN)
- Tom Coburn(R-OK)
- Thad Cochran(R-MS)
- Susan Collins(R-ME)
- Kent Conrad(D-ND)
- Christopher Coons(D-DE)
- Bob Corker(R-TN)
- John Cornyn(R-TX)
- Mike Crapo(R-ID)
- James DeMint(R-SC)
- Richard Durbin(D-IL)
- John Ensign(R-NV)
- Michael Enzi(R-WY)
- Dianne Feinstein(D-CA)
- Al Franken(D-MN)
- Lindsey Graham(R-SC)
- Chuck Grassley(R-IA)
- Kay Hagan(D-NC)
- Tom Harkin(D-IA)
- Orrin Hatch(R-UT)
- John Hoeven(R-ND)
- Kay Hutchison(R-TX)
- Daniel Inouye(D-HI)
- Johnny Isakson(R-GA)
- Mike Johanns(R-NE)
- Tim Johnson(D-SD)
- Ron Johnson(R-WI)
- John Kerry(D-MA)
- Mark Kirk(R-IL)
- Amy Klobuchar(D-MN)
- Herb Kohl(D-WI)
- Jon Kyl(R-AZ)
- Mary Landrieu(D-LA)
- Frank Lautenberg(D-NJ)
- Patrick Leahy(D-VT)
- Mike Lee(R-UT)
- Carl Levin(D-MI)
- Richard Lugar(R-IN)
- Joe Manchin(D-WV)
- Claire McCaskill(D-MO)
- Mitch McConnell(R-KY)
- Robert Menendez(D-NJ)
- Jeff Merkley(D-OR)
- Barbara Mikulski(D-MD)
- Jerry Moran(R-KS)
- Lisa Murkowski(R-AK)
- Patty Murray(D-WA)
- Bill Nelson(D-FL)
- Ben Nelson(D-NE)
- Rob Portman(R-OH)
- Mark Pryor(D-AR)
- Jack Reed(D-RI)
- Harry Reid(D-NV)
- James Risch(R-ID)
- Pat Roberts(R-KS)
- Marco Rubio(R-FL)
- Bernard Sanders(I-VT)
- Charles Schumer(D-NY)
- Jeff Sessions(R-AL)
- Jeanne Shaheen(D-NH)
- Richard Shelby(R-AL)
- Olympia Snowe(R-ME)
- Debbie Stabenow(D-MI)
- Jon Tester(D-MT)
- John Thune(R-SD)
- Mark Udall(D-CO)
- Tom Udall(D-NM)
- David Vitter(R-LA)
- Mark Warner(D-VA)
- James Webb(D-VA)
- Sheldon Whitehouse(D-RI)
- Roger Wicker(R-MS)
- Ron Wyden(D-OR)
Did not vote · 10
3 D, 6 R, 1 I
- Daniel Akaka(D-HI)
- Kelly Ayotte(R-NH)
- John Boozman(R-AR)
- Kirsten Gillibrand(D-NY)
- Jim Inhofe(R-OK)
- Joe Lieberman(I-CT)
- John McCain(R-AZ)
- Rand Paul(R-KY)
- Jay Rockefeller(D-WV)
- Pat Toomey(R-PA)
Education
| University of Georgia | B.B.A. | 1978 |
| University of Georgia School of Law | J.D. | 1987 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Jones was assigned 6,784 district-court cases (1992–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 160 days across 6,089 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 246 of Jones’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 199 were affirmed, 31 reversed or vacated, and 16 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, Jones authored 1 published opinion for the court (2011). Most cited: Hopkins v. WORLD ACCEPTANCE CORP. (5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Hopkins v. WORLD ACCEPTANCE CORP. | 798 F. Supp. 2d 1339 | 5 |
Showing the 1 most-cited of 1 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 Steve CarMichael Jones?
- President Barack Obama appointed Steve CarMichael Jones to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia in 2011.
- Was Steve CarMichael Jones appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Steve CarMichael Jones was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Steve CarMichael Jones's confirmation vote?
- The Senate confirmed Steve CarMichael Jones 90–0 on February 28, 2011.
- Which court is Steve CarMichael Jones on?
- Steve CarMichael Jones is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- Confirmation roll-call (Senate.gov, 2011)
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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15 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).