--- title: "J. Campbell Barker | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/j-c-barker" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # J. Campbell Barker U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas · Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas - State: Texas - Role: Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-25 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, District Court, E.D. Texas, 2019-present - Special assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Virginia (on detail), 2009-present - Trial attorney, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 2007-2011 - Law clerk, Hon. William C. Bryson, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 2006-2007 - Law Clerk, Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 2005-2006 ### Education - Texas A & M University-College Station — B.S. (2002) - Bachelor of Science in computer engineering, summa cum laude, from Texas A&M University, where he was inducted into Tau Beta Pi and held a position as a programmer for Microsoft. - He later earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Texas School of Law with highest honors, graduating first in his class and publishing influential scholarship on copyright statutory damages cited in federal cases. ### Additional information - received his commission on May 3, 2019. - Nominated by President Donald J. Trump on January 23, 2019, to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, filling the seat vacated by Leonard E. Davis. - From 2015 to 2019, he held the role of Deputy Solicitor General of Texas - Private practice, Houston, TX, 2011-2015 - From 2011 to 2015, Barker practiced commercial and intellectual property law at Yetter Coleman LLP in Texas, becoming a partner and earning recognition for pro bono work. - John Campbell "Cam" Barker was born in 1980. - Date of birth: 1980-01-01 - After law school, Barker clerked for Judge William Curtis Bryson of the Federal Circuit and Judge John M. Walker Jr. of the Second Circuit. - representing the state in civil and criminal appeals and earning Best Brief Awards from the National Association of Attorneys General. - As a federal judge, he oversees civil and criminal cases in the Eastern District of Texas, following standard courtroom practices and orders as outlined by the court. - Judge Barker combines a strong technical and legal background with extensive experience in federal prosecution, appellate advocacy, and state government litigation. - He then served four years as a trial attorney in the DOJ Criminal Division, including a detail as Special Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia, prosecuting high-profile cases such as MS-13 gang members for conspiracy and racketeering. - His career reflects a blend of academic excellence, public service, and private practice, culminating in his current role on the federal bench. - He received the Department of Justice Meritorious Award three times and completed a Pegasus Scholarship studying English law. - Birth place: New Orleans, LA ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### courtroom technology Scope: courtwide Courtwide presentation-related guidance applies to this judge. Evidence excerpt: District Court, Eastern District of Texas has installed electronic courtrooms designed to streamline the litigation process through the use of electronic evidence presentation systems while preserving the fairness and dignity of the proceedings. The evidence presentation system allows counsel to present evidence electronically and allows jurors to view evidence up close. HDMI compatible devices such… [Courtroom Technology | Eastern District of Texas | United States District Court](https://www.txed.uscourts.gov/courtroom-technology) Source checked: 2026-07-24 ### courtroom technology Scope: courtwide Courtwide presentation-related guidance applies to this judge. Evidence excerpt: District Court, Eastern District of Texas has installed electronic courtrooms designed to streamline the litigation process through the use of electronic evidence presentation systems while preserving the fairness and dignity of the proceedings. The evidence presentation system allows counsel to present evidence electronically and allows jurors to view evidence up close. HDMI compatible devices such… [Courtroom Technology | Eastern District of Texas | United States District Court](https://www.txed.uscourts.gov/?q=courtroom-technology) Source checked: 2026-07-24 ### courtroom technology Scope: courtwide Courtwide presentation-related guidance applies to this judge. Evidence excerpt: . Before appearing in court, please review our courtroom technology page for information about available presentation systems and required connection adapters. Attorneys should ensure they have compatible equipment to connect with our courtroom display system. [Magistrate Judge Boone Baxter | Eastern District of Texas | United States District Court](https://www.txed.uscourts.gov/?q=judge/magistrate-judge-boone-baxter) Source checked: 2026-07-24 ### civil remote testimony Scope: courtwide In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards. Evidence excerpt: For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location. [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### criminal recording and broadcasting Scope: courtwide Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception. Evidence excerpt: Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom. [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.fjc.gov/node/6379986) - [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/6379986) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/6379986) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8541/j-campbell-barker/) - [Courtroom Technology | Eastern District of Texas | United States District Court](https://www.txed.uscourts.gov/courtroom-technology) - [Courtroom Technology | Eastern District of Texas | United States District Court](https://www.txed.uscourts.gov/?q=courtroom-technology) - [Magistrate Judge Boone Baxter | Eastern District of Texas | United States District Court](https://www.txed.uscourts.gov/?q=judge/magistrate-judge-boone-baxter) - [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) - [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8541/j-campbell-barker/) - [Wikidata: J. Campbell Barker](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47488439) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/j-c-barker", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/j-c-barker", "name": "J. Campbell Barker | KnowJudges", "description": "J. Campbell Barker, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.", "dateModified": "2026-10-07", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/j-c-barker#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/j-c-barker#judge", "name": "J. 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Collected 2026-10-27. - [Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-8721a344fececced2257fe1d) — Criminal proceedings in United States District Courts; this conservative mapping does not distribute appellate-specific provisions to appellate judges. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.