Tola and Jair are among the so-called minor judges of the book. These are called such not because of a lack of importance, but because of the brevity of their stories. This classification is similar to the term “minor prophets” (Hosea through Malachi) as opposed to the “major prophets” (Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel).
1 After Abimelech there arose to save Israel Tola the son of Puah, son of Dodo, a man of Issachar, and he lived at Shamir in the hill country of Ephraim.