Jacques Loeb Wiener Jr. at a glance
- Current role
- U.S. Circuit Judge
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- Jurisdiction
- National federal courts · Federal
- Judicial service
- Senior
Jacques Loeb Wiener Jr.
U.S. Circuit Judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Available research
AI abuse cases
1 caseAI-related ruling · June 25, 2026
Reginald Grant v. Amazon.com Services, L.L.C.
Biography
Professional career
- Private practice, Shreveport, LA, 1961-1990
- U.S. Naval Reserve lieutenant junior grade, 1956-1958
Judicial service
- Judge, Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1990-2010
- Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- Senior Status: Assumed on September 30, 2010.
- Confirmed: By the Senate on March 9, 1990, with commission issued March 12, 1990.
- Appointed: Nominated by President George H. W. Bush on November 17, 1989, to a Fifth Circuit seat vacated by Robert Madden Hill.
- Current Role: Senior Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, based in New Orleans.
- According to judicial analytics, Wiener has authored 34 published opinions, with a record of granting 10 appeals, granting in part 3, and denying 17. His rulings have addressed maritime insurance, education, and labor law issues.
Education
- Tulane University of Louisiana · B.A., 1956
- Tulane University
Personal record
Born 1934 · Shreveport, LA
Courtroom rules and guidance
Appellate Oral Argument
In federal courts of appeals, oral argument is allowed unless a three-judge panel unanimously finds one of Rule 34's specified grounds for dispensing with it; the clerk provides the date, time, place, and time allocation.
Oral argument must be allowed in every case unless a panel of three judges who have examined the briefs and record unanimously agrees that oral argument is unnecessaryFederal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument ↗
Sources
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · checked July 25, 2026
https://www.fjc.gov/node/1389736CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/3463/jacques-loeb-wiener-jr/Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-appellate-procedure