--- title: "Jeffrey Vincent Brown | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jeffrey-vincent-brown" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-09" --- # Jeffrey Vincent Brown U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas · Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern 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, United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Texas, 2019-present - On March 11, 2019, President Donald Trump nominated Brown to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, filling the seat vacated by Judge Melinda Harmon - Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals (2007–2013): Appointed by Governor Perry in 2007, elected in 2008 and 2012, and held the role of interim Chief Justice in 2013 - Judge, District Court, D. Texas, 2001-2007 - Judge, Harris County [Texas] Fifty-Fifth District Court, 2001-2007 - Adjunct professor, University of Houston Law Center, 1998-1999, 2004-2006 - Briefing attorney, Supreme Court of Texas, 1995-1996 - During his tenure, he was a Republican Place 6 justice - Judge Brown’s career reflects a combination of state judicial service, federal judicial appointment, and significant experience in securities regulation and corporate law, making him a prominent figure in both Texas and federal legal circles ### Education - magna cum laude — University of Houston — 1995 - University of Houston Law Center — J.D. (1995) - English — The University of Texas at Austin — 1992 - University of Texas — B.A. (1992) - Bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Texas. - He then received his Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from the University of Houston Law Center, serving as an editor of the Houston Law Review. ### Additional information - The Senate confirmed him on July 31, 2019, by a 50-40 vote, and he received his commission on September 4, 2019. - Texas Supreme Court (2013–2019): Appointed to fill the seat of Nathan Hecht in 2013, elected in 2014 and re-elected in 2018. - Named Appellate Judge of the Year by the Texas Association of Civil Trial & Appellate Specialists in 2011. - 55th Texas State District Court, Harris County (2001–2007): Appointed by Governor Rick Perry in 2001, Brown won election to the bench in 2002 and re-election in 2006. - Private practice, Houston, Texas, 1996-2001 - Brown graduated from Bishop Lynch High School in 1988 - Jeffrey Vincent Brown was born on March 27, 1970. - Date of birth: 1954 - Brown clerked for Texas Supreme Court Justices Jack Hightower and Greg Abbott, who subsequently became Governor of Texas. - Recognized for his extensive experience in both state and federal courts, as well as in securities law and regulatory affairs. - He became certified in civil trial law and practiced at Baker Botts L.L.P. in Houston. - He also served in various roles in the securities industry, including as acting general counsel for Charles Schwab and senior counsel at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. - His confirmation followed a change in Senate precedent that reduced debate time for district court nominees. - He grew up in Dallas, Texas, where his father held a position as a police officer. - Birth place: TX ## 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 ### 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/6840201) - [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/6840201) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/6840201) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14458/jeffrey-vincent-brown/) - [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/14458/jeffrey-vincent-brown/) - [Judge Jeffrey Vincent Brown](https://www.fjc.gov/node/6840201) - [Wikidata: Jeff Brown](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16186162) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jeffrey-vincent-brown", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jeffrey-vincent-brown", "name": "Jeffrey Vincent Brown | KnowJudges", "description": "Jeffrey Vincent Brown, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. 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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-civil-procedure.pdf). 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.