Earl Jackson at a glance
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Earl Jackson
Court of Appeals Justice · Texas 5th Court of Appeals
Biography
Professional career
- Justice Jackson assumed office on January 1, 2025 and his term runs through December 31, 2030
- Republican judge serving as Place 10 on the Texas Fifth Court of Appeals, elected in November 2024 and serving until 2030
- The Place 10 justice for the Fifth Court of Appeals, which is part of Texas’s intermediate appellate court system
- Official site: Texas Judicial Branch – Justice Earl Jackson
Education
- Texas Wesleyan School of Law (now Texas A&M School of Law) in, Cum Laude, and was elected Managing Editor of the Texas Wesleyan Law Review — J.D. (1994)
- Southern Methodist University (1984)
Additional information
- He defeated incumbent Amanda Reichek in the November 5, 2024 general election with 50.1% of the vote.
- In 2004, he joined the Holmes, Diggs, Eames and Puhl firm, and in 2009 founded Jackson Law Group, PLLC.
- He was licensed by the Texas Bar in November 1994.
- Family real estate business, Austin — worked before law school
- His legal career began in general practice (civil litigation, criminal law, estates, bankruptcy) and evolved into a family law focus.
- He is board certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Family Law and has represented clients across Texas, including Dallas, Denton, Tarrant, Houston, and other counties.
- He has been married to Barbara Jackson for 34 years, and they have three children.
- He is a Christian and attends Highland Park Presbyterian Church.
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Filing requirements
Statewide
In Texas appellate courts, attorneys must electronically file civil and criminal documents, subject to a good-cause motion; self-represented parties may e-file but are not required to do so.
Attorneys in civil cases must electronically file documents. Attorneys in criminal cases must electronically file documents except for good cause shown in a motion filed in the appellate court.Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule 9.2, Electronic Filing ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule 9.2, Electronic Filing
Texas 5th Court of Appeals
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Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-07-26Sources
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Biography sources checked October 10, 2026.
Texas Judicial Branch official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · Source checked July 27, 2026
View Texas Judicial Branch official judicial roster ↗Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule 9.2, Electronic Filing
Statewide source · PDF · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule 9.2, Electronic Filing ↗Texas 5th Court of Appeals official directory
Identity source · HTML · Source checked October 11, 2026
View Texas 5th Court of Appeals official directory ↗