Succeeded by vacant | Name Janis Jack Role Judge | |
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Preceded by new seat authorized by 104 Stat. 5089 Alma mater University of St. ThomasUniversity of BaltimoreSouth Texas College of Law Education University of St. Thomas, South Texas College of Law, University of Balti | ||
Janis Graham Jack (born 1946) is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
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Education and career
Jack was born in Los Angeles, California. She received a registered nursing degree from St. Thomas School of Nursing (part of the University of St. Thomas (Texas)) in 1969, a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Baltimore in 1974, and a Juris Doctor from South Texas College of Law in 1981. She was in private practice in Corpus Christi, Texas from 1981 to 1993.
Federal judicial service
On November 19, 1993, Jack was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas created by 104 Stat. 5089. She was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 10, 1994, and received her commission on March 11, 1994. She assumed senior status on June 1, 2011.
Notable ruling
In June 2005 Jack threw out about 9,000 suits against US Silica corp.