predecessor birth_place office termstart birth_date appointer article_title name alma_mater
william l. hungate st. louis , missouri , u.s. judge eastern district of missouri of the united states district court for the august 17 , 1992 1952 george h. w. bush carol e. jackson
 carol e. jackson wellesley school -lrb- j.d. -rrb- college -lrb- b.a. -rrb- university of michigan law
carol e. jackson

carol e. jackson -lrb- born 1952 -rrb- is a united states federal judge .
born in st. louis , missouri , jackson received a b.a. from wellesley college in 1973 followed by a j.d. from the university of michigan law school in 1976 .
she was in private practice in st. louis from 1976 to 1983 , and was then a senior attorney of mallinckrodt , inc. , in st. louis , from 1983 to 1985 .
in 1986 , jackson was hired by the united states district court for the eastern district of missouri to be a united states magistrate judge , a position which allowed her to carry out many functions of a federal judge but not requiring an appointment by the president of the united states .
during this time she was also an adjunct professor at the washington university school of law from 1989 to 1992 .
on april 1 , 1992 , jackson was nominated by president george h. w. bush to a seat on the eastern district of missouri vacated by william l. hungate .
she was confirmed by the united states senate on august 12 , 1992 , and received her commission on august 17 , 1992 .
she became the first woman to serve as a district court judge in the eastern district of missouri .
she served as chief judge from 2002 through 2009 .
