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# Zack Hawthorn

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas · Magistrate

## Profile

- Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- State: Texas
- Role: Magistrate
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-06-30

## Biography

### Professional career

- Zachary J. Hawthorn is a U.S. Magistrate Judge for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, appointed in 2011 and serving on a renewable eight‐year term until 2027

### Education

- J.D., University of Texas at Austin School of Law, 2001
- B.A., University of Texas at Austin, 1998

### Additional information

- Magistrate, District Court, E.D. Texas, 2011-present
- Joined the court on August 2, 2011.
- Appointment: By the judges of the Eastern District of Texas on August 2, 2011
- Admissions: Texas State Bar (2001) U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (2002) U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit (2002)
- Eastern District of Texas bench for over 15 years
- Chambers: The Jack Brooks Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, 300 Willow Street, Suite 118, Beaumont, TX 77701
- handling cases under the federal magistrate judge system, which includes preliminary hearings, certain civil and criminal matters, and other designated cases.

## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/10282/zack-hawthorn/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/10282/zack-hawthorn/)
- [U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/10282/zack-hawthorn/)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/10282/zack-hawthorn/)
- [Magistrate Judge Zack Hawthorn | Eastern District of Texas | United States District Court](https://www.txed.uscourts.gov?q=judge%2Fmagistrate-judge-zack-hawthorn)
- [Zack Hawthorn - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Zack_Hawthorn)

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## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-651872d6e45e0d82319ecccc) — 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](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.