Jane J. Boyle

Jane Jackson Boyle
Jane Jackson Boyle
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; June 29, 2004
Appointed by	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Jerry Buchmeyer
Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
	In office; 1990–2002
Personal details
Born	Jane Ellen Jackson; December 15, 1954 (age 70); Sharon, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Education	University of Texas (BS); Southern Methodist University (JD)

Jane Ellen Jackson Boyle (born December 15, 1954) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

Early life and education

Born in Sharon, Pennsylvania, Boyle graduated from the University of Texas with her Bachelor of Science degree in 1977 and later from Dedman School of Law at Southern Methodist University with a Juris Doctor in 1981.

Career

Boyle was a misdemeanor and felony prosecutor in the Dallas County District Attorney's Office from 1981 to 1985 and was a chief felony prosecutor from 1985 to 1987. Boyle was an assistant United States attorney for the U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Texas from 1987 to 1990. She served as a United States magistrate judge of the Northern District of Texas from 1990 to 2002. In 2002, Boyle became the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas until her appointment as a federal judge in 2004.

Federal judicial service

On November 24, 2003, Boyle was nominated to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas by President George W. Bush, to a seat vacated by Judge Jerry Buchmeyer. Boyle was confirmed by the Senate on June 17, 2004 by a 99–0 vote^[3] and received her commission on June 29, 2004.^[4]

References

^ Confirmation hearing on federal appointments: hearing before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Eighth Congress, first session.
^ Hearing Before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Eighth Congress, First Session, Part 6
^ "PN1169 — Jane J. Boyle — The Judiciary". June 17, 2004. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
^ Jane J. Boyle at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Sources

Jane J. Boyle at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by Jerry Buchmeyer	Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas 2004–present	Incumbent

[1] Confirmation hearing on federal appointments: hearing before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Eighth Congress, first session.

[2] Hearing Before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Eighth Congress, First Session, Part 6

[3] "PN1169 — Jane J. Boyle — The Judiciary". June 17, 2004. Retrieved August 18, 2023.

[4] Jane J. Boyle at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

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