James Scott Hacker at a glance
- Current role
- Magistrate
- Current assignment
- District Court, S.D. Texas
- Jurisdiction
- Texas · State
- Judicial service
- Active
James Scott Hacker
Magistrate · U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Biography
Professional career
- U.S. Magistrate Judge for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, appointed in 2008 and currently serving a renewable 8‐year term
- James Scott Hacker has held the role of a United States Magistrate Judge since October 17, 2008, on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- J. Scott Hacker is a United States Magistrate Judge for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, appointed in 2008 and serving a renewable eight‐year term
Education
- University of Texas School of Law, Austin — J.D. (2000)
- B.A., University of Texas at Austin (1990)
Additional information
- His current term was set to expire October 16, 2024, and a public notice confirmed his reappointment to a new 8‐year term.
- Magistrate, District Court, S.D. Texas, 2008-present
- Served on the Southern District of Texas court for 17 years as of 2026.
- Appointment: First appointed October 17, 2008; term expired October 16, 2024
- Trial and disposition of civil cases with litigant consent
- Magistrate judges in this district are appointed by the district’s judges to renewable eight‐year terms.
- Case history includes numerous federal criminal and civil matters, such as USA v.
- Doe, USA v.
- Perez, and USA v.
- Salinas.
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, December 1, 2025
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Civil actions in United States District Courts; Rule 81 exceptions apply. 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 ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, December 1, 2025
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
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 ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Sources
Identity source checked June 30, 2026.
Biography sources checked October 10, 2026.
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas current judicial profile
Identity source · HTML · Source checked August 2, 2026
View U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas current judicial profile ↗Service record and verification
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas · U.S. Magistrate Judge · Current · present
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas · Magistrate · Current · 2008-10-17–present