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Raymond Alvin Jackson

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Senior status. Born 1949.

Federal judicial service

Newest first

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

Appointed by
William J. Clinton (Democratic)
Nominated
Sep 24, 1993
Senate vote
Voice vote
Confirmed
Nov 20, 1993
Commissioned
Nov 22, 1993
Senior status
Nov 23, 2021

Education

  • B.A., Norfolk State University, 1970
  • J.D., University of Virginia School of Law, 1973

Career

  • U.S. Army captain, JAG Corps, 1973-1977
  • U.S. Army Reserve colonel, 1977-2009
  • Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Virginia, 1977-1993
  • Adjunct lecturer, Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of William and Mary, 1981-1991, 1993
  • Board member, Federal Judicial Center, 2019-2023

DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026

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