TEXAS SUPREME COURT IN EAST TEXAS

"GOD, THE COURT AND THE LAW"

The public is invited to attend a session in the Belcher Center, Thursday afternoon at 1:30 PM led by Texas Supreme Court Justice Jeff Boyd.  The title of his presentation is "God, the Court and the Law".  Justice Boyd is not only a Supreme Court Justice but also an ordained minister.  Attorneys attending this session are eligible for 1.5 hours of CLE.
ABOUT JUSTICE JEFFREY SCOTT BOYD
 
  • Born Biloxi, Mississippi to a miitary family, the 3rd of 4 children
  • Lived in numerous places around the world near U.S. Air Force bases
  • Graduated Round Rock High School,  Round Rock, Texas - 1979
  • Graduated Abilene Christian University with degree in Biblical Studies- 1983
  • Ordained into the ministry in Austin, Texas- 1983
  • Youth & Family Minister at the Brentwood Oaks Church of Christ,  Austin, Texas -1983-1989
  • Graduated second in his class and summa cum laude Pepperdine University School of Law -1991
  • Editor in chief of the Pepperdine Law Review
  • Clerked for Judge Thomas M. Reavley on the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals- 1991-1992.
  • Law practice with the Texas firm of Thompson & Knight -1992-2002-Partner 1998
  • Deputy Attorney General for general litigation under both Texas Attorney General  John Cornyn and Gregg Abbott- 2002-2003
  • Senior Partner with Thompson & Knight- 2003-2011
  • General  Counsel to Governor Rick Perry- 2011
  • Chief of Staff to Governor Rick Perry - 2012
  • Appointed to Texas Supreme Court- 2012
  • Elected to full six year term on Texas Supreme Court- 2014
  • Board of Directors Brentwood Christian School -1994-2000
  • Board of Directors Goodwill Industries of Central Texas-2001-2010 (Chair- 2007-10)
  • President of the Board of Directors of Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas
  • Board of Directors of the Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas.
  • Member State Bar of Texas and its Litigation and Administrative Law Sections
  • Married 30 years to Jackie Boyd (nee Tubbs) who has served as director of Children's Ministries at the Brentwood Oaks Church of Christ since 2005.
  • Twin daughters, Hanna and Abbie, both graduated from Abilene Christian University, and son  Carter Scott Boyd is a student at Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Georgia.
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