Carol Jackson

Carol Jackson

Nonpartisan

Prior offices

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri

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Education

Bachelor's

Wellesley College, 1973

Law

University of Michigan Law School, 1976

Personal

Birthplace

St. Louis, Mo.

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Carol E. Jackson was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. She joined the court in 1992 after being nominated by President George H.W. Bush. Jackson served as the chief judge of the court from 2002 to 2009.

Early life and education

A native of St. Louis, Missouri, Jackson received her undergraduate degree from Wellesley College in 1973 and her J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School in 1976.

Professional career

• 1986-2017: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri

• 1992-2017: Judge

• 2002-2009: Chief judge

• 1986-1992: Magistrate judge

• 1989-1992: Adjunct professor, Washington University School of Law
• 1983-1985: Senior attorney, Mallinckrodt, Inc.
• 1976-1983: Private practice, St. Louis, Mo.

Judicial nominations and appointments

Eastern District of Missouri

Nomination Tracker
Nominee Information
Name: Carol E. Jackson
Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
Progress
Confirmed 133 days after nomination.
ANominated: April 1, 1992
AABA Rating: Unanimously Qualified
Questionnaire:
AHearing: July 29, 1992
QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more)
AReported: August 12, 1992
AConfirmed: August 12, 1992
AVote: Unanimous consent

Jackson was nominated by President George H.W. Bush on April 1, 1992, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri vacated by William Hungate. The American Bar Association rated Jackson Unanimously Qualified for the nomination. Hearings on Jackson's nomination were held before the Senate Judiciary Committee on July 29, 1992, and her nomination was reported by then-U.S. Sen. Joseph Biden (D-Del.) on August 12, 1992. Jackson was confirmed by the unanimous consent of the U.S. Senate on August 12, 1992, and she received her commission on August 17, 1992. From 2002 to 2009, Jackson served as the chief judge of the district court. Jackson retired from judicial service on August 31, 2017.

Federal magistrate judge

Jackson's judicial career began with her appointment as a federal magistrate judge in the Eastern District of Missouri. She was appointed in 1986 and served until her elevation as a district judge to the same court in 1992.

Noteworthy events

On December 11, 2014, Jackson granted a temporary restraining order to demonstrators protesting the shooting of Michael Brown by police officer Darren Wilson on August 9, 2014, in Ferguson, Missouri. The ruling stems from a lawsuit filed by protesters to address the security measures established by Governor Jay Nixon in his Executive Order 14-14 instituted to "protect civil rights and ensure public safety in the City of Ferguson and the St. Louis region."

Protesters argued in the suit that tear gas was used against them without any warning. The temporary restraining order requires that police warn crowds before the use of tear gas or any other chemical agents and allow them a "reasonable" amount of time to disperse and avoid injury before deploying any chemical agent. Jackson's order did not define what a "reasonable" time period may be, leaving that determination up to the police.

Thomas Harvey, an attorney for the protesters, expressed his approval with the order stating: "We were simply asking the judge to require police to make it possible for law-abiding citizens to comply with their order to disperse and give them time to exit the area prior to tear gas being deployed. They need to separate criminals from protesters and she made the distinction very clear."

See also

• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
• United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit

External links

• Judge Jackson's biography from the Federal Judicial Center

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by: William Hungate	Eastern District of Missouri 1992–2017 Seat #7	Succeeded by: Stephen Clark

Missouri courts

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Federal courts:

Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Missouri, Western District of Missouri • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Missouri, Western District of Missouri

State courts:

Missouri Supreme Court • Missouri Court of Appeals • Missouri Circuit Courts • Missouri Municipal Courts

State resources:

Courts in Missouri • Missouri judicial elections • Judicial selection in Missouri