Janis Ann Graham Jack [1] (born May 28, 1946) is an American lawyer who serves as a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

Oct 11, 2024 · The 3-0 decision from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans found that U.S. District Judge Janis Jack’s “highly antagonistic demeanor” during a three-day hearing late last ...

Feb 9, 2023 · When U.S. District Judge Janis Graham Jack declared in 2015 that Texas foster kids were leaving state care more damaged than when they entered, it forced the state to confront decades of...

A three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled late Friday that U.S. District Judge Janis Jack's "intemperate conduct on the bench" could reasonably make an observer...

Oct 15, 2024 · Senior U.S. District Judge Janis Graham Jack of the Southern District of Texas was ordered removed in an Oct. 11 opinion by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at New Orleans, report...

United States District Judge George C. Hanks, Jr. United States District Judge Gray H. Miller; United States District Judge Gray H. Miller; United States District Judge Janis Graham Jack; United States District Judge Keith P. Ellison; United States District Judge Marina Garcia Marmolejo; United States District Judge Randy Crane

Janis Jack, a federal district judge, has pushed the State of Texas for many years to reform the Dickensian meat grinder that is our foster care system.

Oct 12, 2024 · In a ruling released late Friday, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said U.S. District Judge Janis Jack’s contempt ruling and $100,000-per-day fine violates the court’s constitutional limits of power over individual states.

Jan 16, 2025 · UPDATE: The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed on Tuesday, Feb. 11 its 2024 decision to remove Judge Janis Jack from the long-running lawsuit into the state’s troubled foster care system. The court indicated its order to reassign Jack, who has overseen the case for 14 years, will become official on February 19.

Oct 14, 2024 · Plaintiffs for children in state custody will ask a federal appeals court to reconsider an order removing U.S. District Judge Janis Jack from the case. Judge Jack has presided over the case...

Jun 13, 2024 · In a filing on Tuesday, the state’s attorneys took the unusual step of arguing that U.S. District Judge Janis Jack demonstrated hostility and was not impartial. Jack has overseen the federal case for 13 years.

Oct 13, 2024 · The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit on Friday removed a federal district judge from a 13-year case against Texas’ foster care system. Judge Janis Jack ruled in 2015 that the Texas foster care system was broken, leaving …

Feb 12, 2025 · Four months after a three-judge panel on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals removed federal Judge Janis Jack from a major, yearslong case against Texas’ foster care system and vacated her...

6 days ago · Crane takes the place of Clinton-appointee Judge Janis Jack, who was removed by the U.S. appeals court for the 5th Circuit late last year. Jack was removed after she fined the state over its failures to promptly investigate abuse and neglect allegations at state-contracted homes for people with disabilities, including foster children.

Apr 15, 2024 · U.S. District Judge Janis Jack on Monday found Texas Health and Human Services Commissioner Cecile E. Young in contempt of her court orders to fix the way the state investigates...

Nine years ago, U.S. district judge Janis Jack ordered the state to end the mistreatment of children in its custody. But state officials have largely ignored her fines and threats.

Jul 8, 2024 · U.S. District Judge Janis Jack administers the U.S. oath of citizenship to more than 100 area residents representing 25 countries in 2008 aboard the USS Lexington.

Oct 14, 2024 · In a ruling released late Friday, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said U.S. District Judge Janis Jack’s contempt ruling and $100,000-per-day fine violates the court's constitutional limits...

Feb 4, 2025 · L: Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis in Atlanta on October 22, 2024. R: Then-special counsel Jack Smith speaks in Washington, D.C., on August 1, 2023.

Oct 12, 2024 · In a ruling released late Friday, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said U.S. District Judge Janis Jack’s contempt ruling and $100,000-per-day fine violates the court’s constitutional limits...