Okla Jones

Okla Jones

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Nonpartisan

Prior offices

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana

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Education

Bachelor's

Southern University, 1968

Law

Boston College Law School, 1971

Personal

Birthplace

Natchitoches, La.

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Okla Jones II (1945-1996) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.

Jones was nominated by President Bill Clinton on August 25, 1994, to a seat vacated by Frederick Heebe; he was confirmed by the Senate on October 7, 1994, and received commission on October 11, 1994. He served the Eastern District of Louisiana until his death on January 8, 1996. Jones was succeeded in this position by Carl Barbier.

Early life and education

• Southern University, B.A., 1968
• Boston College Law School, J.D., 1971

Professional 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 of the Lawyer's Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, 1973-1976
• Private practice, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1976-1986
• Special counsel, New Orleans City Council, Louisiana, 1983-1986
• City attorney, City of New Orleans, Louisiana, 1986-1990
• Civil district court judge, Parish of New Orleans, Div. 'N', Louisiana, 1990-1994

Judicial career

Eastern District of Louisiana

Jones was nominated by President Bill Clinton on August 25, 1994, to a seat vacated by Frederick Heebe; he was confirmed by the Senate on October 7, 1994, and received commission on October 11, 1994. He served the Eastern District of Louisiana until his death on January 8, 1996. Jones was succeeded in this position by Carl Barbier.

External links

• Judge Jones's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by: Frederick Heebe	Eastern District of Louisiana 1994–1996 Seat #1	Succeeded by: Carl Barbier