Jack Roberts (judge)
{{Short description|American judge}}
{{Other people|Jack Roberts}}
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| office = Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
| term_start = May 1, 1980
| term_end = February 27, 1988
| office1 = Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
| term_start1 = 1979
| term_end1 = 1980
| predecessor1 = Adrian Anthony Spears
| successor1 = William S. Sessions
| office2 = Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
| term_start2 = July 22, 1966
| term_end2 = May 1, 1980
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| appointer2 = Lyndon B. Johnson
| predecessor2 = Homer Thornberry
| successor2 = James Robertson Nowlin
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| birth_name = Jack Roberts
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1910|02|18}}
| birth_place = Sweetwater, Texas
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1988|02|27|1910|02|18}}
| death_place = Austin, Texas
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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.
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.{{FJC Bio|2023|nid=1387001|name=Jack Roberts}}
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.
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- {{FJC Bio|2023|nid=1387001|name=Jack Roberts}}
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Category:Judges of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
Category:United States district court judges appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson
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