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J. Campbell Barker
Active judge · U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
J. Campbell Barker serves on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Appointed by Donald J. Trump and confirmed May 1, 2019 by a 51–47 Senate vote. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump
- Confirmed
- May 1, 2019
- Senate vote
- 51–47
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1980
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of TexasDonald J. Trump · May 1, 2019
Education
- Texas A&M UniversityB.S., 2002
- University of Texas School of LawJ.D., 2005
- Duke University School of LawLL.M., 2023
Career
Law clerk, Hon. John M. Walker, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 2005-2006; Law clerk, Hon. William C. Bryson, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 2006-2007; Trial attorney, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 2007-2011; Special assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Virginia (on detail), 2009; Private practice, Austin and Houston, Texas, 2011-2015; Deputy solicitor general, State of Texas, 2015-2019
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