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Okla Jones II

Okla Jones II

Louisiana Eastern District Court

Born 1945 in Natchitoches, LA

Died 1996 in New Orleans, LA

FJC ID: 1201

Okla Jarred Jones II (September 23, 1945 – January 8, 1996) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.

Gender
Male
Race
African American

Prior employment

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

Appointments

  1. Louisiana Eastern District Court
    1994–1996 · Appointed by William J. Clinton (Democratic)
    Term ended: Death

Education

  1. Boston College Law School
  2. Southern University
    B.A. · 1968