Raymond Jackson

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Raymond Jackson

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Nonpartisan

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (senior status)
Tenure

2021 - Present

Years in position

2

Successor
Prior offices
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Education

Bachelor's

Norfolk State University, 1970

Law

University of Virginia, 1973

Personal
Birthplace
Sussex, Va.

Raymond Alvin Jackson is a federal judge on senior status with the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. He joined the court in 1993 after being nominated by President Bill Clinton (D).

Jackson assumed senior status on November 23, 2021.[1]

Biography

Early life and education

A native of Sussex, Virginia, Jackson graduated from Norfolk State University with his bachelor's degree in 1970 and from the University of Virginia School of Law with his J.D. in 1973.[2]

Military service

Jackson served on active duty as a captain in the U.S. Army's judge advocate general corps from 1973 to 1977. Jackson has served as a colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve since 1977.[2]

Professional career

Judicial career

Eastern District of Virginia

Nomination Tracker
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Nominee Information
Name: Raymond A. Jackson
Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Progress
Confirmed 57 days after nomination.
ApprovedANominated: September 24, 1993
ApprovedAABA Rating: Majority Well Qualified, Minority Qualified
Questionnaire:
ApprovedAHearing: November 9, 1993
QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more)
ApprovedAReported: November 18, 1993 
ApprovedAConfirmed: November 20, 1993
ApprovedAVote: Voice vote

Jackson was nominated to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia by President Bill Clinton on September 24, 1993, to a seat vacated by Richard Williams. The American Bar Association rated Jackson Majority Well Qualified, Minority Qualified for the nomination. Hearings on Jackson's nomination were held before the Senate Judiciary Committee on November 9, 1993, and his nomination was reported by then-U.S. Sen. Joseph Biden (D-Del.) on November 18, 1993. Jackson was confirmed on a voice vote of the U.S. Senate on November 20, 1993, and he received his commission on November 22, 1993.[2][3][4]

Noteworthy cases

A Facebook like is not protected speech (2012)
See also: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (Bobby Bland et al., v. B.J. Roberts, individually and in his official capacity as Sheriff of the City of Hampton, Virginia, US 4:11cv45)

In May 2012, Jackson ruled that clicking the like button on Facebook is not protected free speech under the First Amendment. A sheriff's deputy and five other employees were fired for liking the Facebook page of an opponent who was running against their boss. Jackson wrote in his opinion: "It is the Court’s conclusion that merely ‘liking’ a Facebook page is insufficient speech to merit constitutional protection."[5]

See also

External links


Footnotes

  1. ↑ U.S. Courts, "Future Judicial Vacancies," accessed November 12, 2021
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Federal Judicial Center, "Biography of Judge Raymond Alvin Jackson," accessed May 15, 2017
  3. ↑ United States Congress, "PN 684 — Raymond A. Jackson — The Judiciary," accessed May 15, 2017
  4. ↑ American Bar Association, "Ratings of Article III judicial nominees, 103rd Congress," accessed May 15, 2017
  5. ↑ Fox News, "Lawyer vows to appeal ruling that says Facebook is not 'like' free speech," August 14, 2012
Political offices
Preceded by:
Richard Williams 		Eastern District of Virginia
1993–2021
Seat #7 		Succeeded by:
TBD



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