--- title: "Carol E. Jackson | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/carol-e-jackson-1604" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-09" --- # Carol E. Jackson U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri · Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri - State: Missouri - Role: Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-06-30 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, District Court, E.D. Missouri, 1992-present - Carol Elaine Jackson was a pioneering federal judge who served on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri from 1992 until her retirement in 2017, becoming the first African-American woman and first African-American chief judge in that district - 2002–2009, the first African-American chief judge in the Eastern District of Missouri (Chief Judge) - U.S. District Judge: Nominated by President George H. W. Bush on April 1, 1992; confirmed by the Senate on August 12, 1992; commissioned August 17, 1992 - She also held the role of an adjunct professor at Washington University School of Law (1989–1992) - In 1986, she was appointed U.S. Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri — the first African-American magistrate judge in that district ### Education - University of Michigan Law School in — J.D. (1976) - B.A. in History from Wellesley College in 1973 ### Additional information - U.S. Magistrate, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, 1986-1992 - Senior attorney, Mallinckrodt, Inc., St. Louis, MO, 1983-1985 - Private practice, St. Louis, MO, 1976-1983 - She passed the Missouri bar in 1976 and began her legal career in private practice in St. Louis from 1976 to 1983 - Born August 9, 1952, St. Louis, Missouri. - Date of birth: 1952-01-01 - She also served on the Judicial Conference’s Committee on the Administration of the Magistrate Judges System and the Federal Judicial Center’s District Judge Education Advisory Committee - Birth place: St. Louis, MO ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### media equipment advance approval Scope: statewide Missouri Court Operating Rule 16 requires advance approval for media equipment used for courtroom coverage and allows the judge to control the number and setup of media personnel and equipment. Evidence excerpt: Failure to obtain advance approval for equipment may preclude its use in the proceeding. [Missouri Court Operating Rule 16.04, Technical](https://www.courts.mo.gov/page.jsp?id=354) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### device use in courtroom Scope: statewide Missouri courtroom device use for media coverage is not generally permitted unless authorized by the operating rule, a local court rule, or the judge presiding in the proceeding. Evidence excerpt: No person may use any device capable of media coverage in a courtroom or court clerk's office unless specifically authorized [Missouri Court Operating Rule 16.04, Technical](https://www.courts.mo.gov/page.jsp?id=354) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### audio video recording Scope: statewide Missouri allows limited video and audio recording for media coverage under COR 16 technical limits, subject to judicial approval and courtroom controls. Evidence excerpt: Not more than one videographer, using a single device, shall be permitted in the courtroom during a judicial proceeding at any time. [Missouri Court Operating Rule 16.04, Technical](https://www.courts.mo.gov/page.jsp?id=354) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/1604/carol-e-jackson/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/1604/carol-e-jackson/) - [U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/1604/carol-e-jackson/) - [Missouri Court Operating Rule 16.04, Technical](https://www.courts.mo.gov/page.jsp?id=354) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/1604/carol-e-jackson/) - [Retirement of United States District Judge Carol E. Jackson](https://www.moed.uscourts.gov/news/2017/retirement-united-states-district-judge-carol-e-jackson) - [Wikidata: Carol E. Jackson](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5044309) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/carol-e-jackson-1604", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/carol-e-jackson-1604", "name": "Carol E. Jackson | KnowJudges", "description": "Carol E. Jackson, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.", "dateModified": "2026-10-09", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/carol-e-jackson-1604#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/carol-e-jackson-1604#judge", "name": "Carol E. 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Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.