Jack Roberts (judge)

For other people named Jack Roberts, see Jack Roberts (disambiguation).

Jack Roberts (February 18, 1910 – February 27, 1988) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas.

Jack Roberts
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
In office May 1, 1980 – February 27, 1988
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
In office 1979–1980
Preceded by	Adrian Anthony Spears
Succeeded by	William S. Sessions
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
In office July 22, 1966 – May 1, 1980
Appointed by	Lyndon B. Johnson
Preceded by	Homer Thornberry
Succeeded by	James Robertson Nowlin
Personal details
Born	Jack Roberts (1910-02-18)February 18, 1910 Sweetwater, Texas
Died	February 27, 1988(1988-02-27) (aged 78) Austin, Texas
Education	University of Texas School of Law (LL.B.)

Education and career

Born in Sweetwater, Texas, Roberts received a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Texas School of Law in 1933. He was a United States Army Staff Sergeant in the Intelligence Corps during World War II, from 1942 to 1946. He was district attorney of Austin, Texas from 1946 to 1948. He was a judge of the 126th District Court from 1948 to 1966.

Federal judicial service

Roberts was nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson on June 28, 1966, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas vacated by Judge Homer Thornberry. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 22, 1966, and received his commission the same day. He served as Chief Judge from 1979 to 1980. He assumed senior status on May 1, 1980. Roberts served in that capacity until his death on February 27, 1988, in Austin.

Sources

• Jack Roberts at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.