**Magistrate Judge Boone Baxter** was appointed to the Eastern District of Texas in the Texarkana division in 2022. He was unanimously selected by the judges of the Eastern District to fill the position vacated by retiring Magistrate Judge Caroline Craven. Before his appointment, Judge Baxter was a partner at Heim, Payne & Chorush LLP for nearly six years, where he focused on patent and antitrust disputes, representing individuals and corporations in federal court and at the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Before becoming an attorney, Judge Baxter worked as an engineer for a global oilfield services company in numerous domestic and international locations, and prior to that worked as a carpet installer. **Education** - Emory University School of Law, J.D., 2013 - University of Florida, B.S. **Career** - Engineer, global oilfield services company (various domestic and international locations) - Partner, Heim, Payne & Chorush LLP, Houston, TX (patent and antitrust litigation, ~2016–2022)

**Courthouse:** United States Courthouse and Post Office, 500 North State Line Avenue, Room 401, Texarkana, TX 75501 **Chambers:** Room 401 **Phone:** (903) 792-6424 **Fax:** (903) 792-0367 **Chambers Staff** - Courtroom Deputy: Nicole Peavy - Career Law Clerk: Jennifer Orgeron - Term Law Clerk: Christopher Piel