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Jason Libby (Texas)
Jason B. Libby is a federal magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. He was appointed to the court on May 9, 2013, and his current term expired on May 8, 2021.[1][2]
Education
After graduating from Trinity University with a B.A. in history and communications, Judge Libby received his law degree from Southern Methodist University School of Law in 1995. He also enrolled in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General in Training program in 1996.[1]
Career
Judge Libby started his legal career as an Army prosecutor in Baumholder, Germany, and remained in the position from 1996-1998. From 1998 to 2000, he was Senior Defense Counsel for U.S. Army Trial Defense Services in Texas and Germany. Libby then took on an Associate Trial Attorney position in Texas from 2000-2002, and finally worked as an Assistant Federal Public Defender for the Southern District of Texas, in the Corpus Christi Division, until he was appointed to his current judgeship.[1]
See also
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit
External links
Footnotes
Federal courts:
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, Northern District of Texas, Southern District of Texas • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, Northern District of Texas, Southern District of Texas
State courts:
Texas Supreme Court • Texas Court of Appeals • Texas Court of Criminal Appeals • Texas District Courts • Texas County Courts • Texas County Courts at Law • Texas Statutory Probate Courts • Texas Justice of the Peace Courts
State resources:
Courts in Texas • Texas judicial elections • Judicial selection in Texas
