J. Scott Hacker

J. Scott Hacker

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Nonpartisan

United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas

Tenure

2008 - Present

Years in position

16

Education

Bachelor's

University of Texas at Austin, 1990

Law

University of Texas School of Law, Austin, 2000

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J. Scott Hacker is a federal magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. He was first appointed to the court on October 17, 2008, and his current term expired on October 16, 2024.

See also

• United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
• United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit

External links

• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas

Footnotes

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Texas courts

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