Carol E. Jackson

Carol E. Jackson
Carol E. Jackson
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
	In office; 2002–2009
Preceded by	Jean Constance Hamilton
Succeeded by	Catherine D. Perry
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
	In office; August 17, 1992 – August 31, 2017
Appointed by	George H. W. Bush
Preceded by	William L. Hungate
Succeeded by	Stephen R. Clark Sr.
Personal details
Born	1952 (age 67–68); St. Louis, Missouri
Education	Wellesley College (B.A.); University of Michigan Law School (J.D.)

Carol E. Jackson (born 1952) is a former United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.

Education and career

Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Jackson received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wellesley College in 1973 followed by a Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School in 1976. She was in private practice in St. Louis from 1976 to 1983, and was then a senior attorney of Mallinckrodt, Inc., in St. Louis, from 1983 to 1985. She was an adjunct professor at the Washington University School of Law from 1989 to 1992.[1]

Federal judicial service

Jackson served as a United States Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri from 1986 to 1992.[1] She was the first African-American magistrate judge in the Eastern District of Missouri.

On April 1, 1992, Jackson was nominated by President George H. W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri vacated by Judge William L. Hungate. She was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 12, 1992, and received her commission on August 17, 1992. She became the first African-American woman to serve as a district court judge in the Eastern District of Missouri. She served as Chief Judge from 2002 through 2009 as the first African-American chief judge. She retired from active service on August 31, 2017.[1]

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References

"Jackson, Carol E. - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.

Sources

Carol E. Jackson at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by William L. Hungate	Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri 1992–2017	Succeeded by Stephen R. Clark Sr.
Preceded by Jean Constance Hamilton	Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri 2002–2009	Succeeded by Catherine D. Perry

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