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Okla Jones II

Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana

Okla Jones II served on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Appointed by William J. Clinton and confirmed Oct 7, 1994. ABA rating: Qualified.

Appointed by
William J. Clinton
Confirmed
Oct 7, 1994
ABA rating
Qualified
Born
1945

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of LouisianaWilliam J. Clinton · Oct 7, 1994 – Jan 8, 1996

Education

  • Southern UniversityB.A., 1968
  • Boston College Law SchoolJ.D., 1971

Career

Reginald Heber Smith Fellow staff attorney, New Orleans Legal Assistance Corporation, 1971-1973; Staff attorney, American Civil Liberties Union, 1973; Project director, New Orleans office, Lawyer's Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, 1973-1976; Private practice, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1976-1986; Special counsel, New Orleans [Louisiana] City Council, 1983-1986; City attorney, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1986-1990; Judge, Orleans Parish [Louisiana] Civil District Court, Division N, 1990-1994

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