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Brian Anthony Jackson (born 1960) is an American lawyer who serves as a
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of the
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.


Early life and education

Born in
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, Jackson earned a
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degree from
Xavier University of Louisiana Xavier University of Louisiana (XULA) is a Private university, private Historically black colleges and universities, historically black Roman Catholic, Catholic university in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is the only Catholic Historically black c ...
in 1982 and a
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in 1985 from
Southern University Law Center Southern University Law Center is a public law school in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It is part of the historically black Southern University System and was opened for instruction in September 1947. It was authorized by the Louisiana State Board o ...
. He also earned a
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degree in international and comparative law from
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in 2000.


Career

After graduating from law school in 1985, Jackson took a job as a general attorney for the
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office of the United States
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. He served in that capacity until 1987, when he moved to
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, to serve as an assistant general counsel for the INS. In 1988, Jackson left INS and returned to New Orleans, taking a job in the United States Attorney's office for the Eastern District of Louisiana, where he worked first as a Special
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and then, from 1990 until 1992, as an Assistant United States Attorney. From 1992 until 1994, Jackson worked in the Executive Office for United States Attorneys in the
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, serving as the assistant director for the Evaluation and Review staff. From 1994 until 2002, Jackson worked in the United States Attorney's office for the Middle District of Louisiana, serving as a First Assistant United States Attorney and then in 2001 as an interim United States Attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana. During that tenure, Jackson also was detailed to Washington from 1998 until 1999 to work in the office of the
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, serving as an
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. From 2002 until 2010, Jackson worked as a partner for Liskow & Lewis, a law firm with offices in New Orleans, Lafayette, and Houston.


Federal judicial service

In January 2009, United States Senator
Mary Landrieu Mary Loretta Landrieu ( ; born November 23, 1955) is an American entrepreneur and politician who served as a United States senator from Louisiana from 1997 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, Landrieu served as the Louisiana State Treasu ...
approached Jackson and encouraged him to become a
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for the Eastern District of Louisiana. In April 2009, Landrieu notified Jackson that she was proceeding with recommending the incumbent United States Attorney, Jim Letten, remain in place, but that given Jackson's many years in the federal courts that she believed him to be well-qualified to serve as a district judge. Soon afterward, Landrieu formally recommended that President
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nominate Jackson to the seat. On October 29, 2009, Obama formally nominated Jackson to fill the vacancy, which was created when Judge Frank Joseph Polozola took senior status in 2007. Jackson's nomination was delayed for months due to a dispute between Landrieu and fellow United States Senator
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, but eventually Vitter approved of the nomination and a hearing was held before the
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. The Senate confirmed Jackson on June 15, 2010 by a 96–0 vote. He received his commission the same day. On July 18, 2011, he became chief judge of the court, upon the death of Ralph E. Tyson and served until July 17, 2018.


See also

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List of African-American federal judges This is a list of African Americans who have served as United States federal judge In the United States, a federal judge is a judge who serves on a court established under Article Three of the U.S. Constitution. Often called "Article III ju ...
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List of African-American jurists This list includes individuals self-identified as African Americans who have made prominent contributions to the field of law in the United States, especially as eminent judges or legal scholars. Individuals who may have obtained law degrees o ...


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jackson, Brian A. 1960 births Living people African-American judges Judges of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana Lawyers from New Orleans Southern University Law Center alumni United States attorneys for the Middle District of Louisiana United States district court judges appointed by Barack Obama Xavier University of Louisiana alumni Assistant United States attorneys