**District Judge J. Campbell Barker** was appointed to the Eastern District of Texas by President Donald Trump in 2019. He was nominated on January 23, 2019, confirmed by the Senate on May 1, 2019, and received his commission on May 3, 2019. He was born in 1980 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Before his appointment, Judge Barker served as Deputy Solicitor General for the State of Texas from 2015 to 2019. He also engaged in private legal practice in Texas from 2011 to 2015, and earlier served as a Trial Attorney in the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice from 2007 to 2011. He clerked on both the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and the Federal Circuit at the start of his career. **Education** - Duke University School of Law, LL.M., 2023 - University of Texas School of Law, J.D., 2005 - Texas A&M University, B.S., 2002 **Career** - Law clerk to a judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (2005–2006) - Law clerk to a judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (2006–2007) - Trial Attorney, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice (2007–2011) - Private practice, Texas (2011–2015) - Deputy Solicitor General, State of Texas (2015–2019)
**Courthouse:** William M. Steger Federal Building and United States Courthouse, 211 W. Ferguson, Tyler, TX 75702 **Phone:** (903) 590-1189 **Fax:** (903) 590-1190 **Chambers Staff** - Courtroom Deputy: Nicole Cadenhead
The rule identifies required filing content or certificates. Upon settlement in principle, parties must promptly file a notice and joint motion to stay all deadlines.
Judge J. Campbell Barker's rules set procedures for sealed or redacted filings. A document qualifying for a protective order under Rule 26(c) for discovery does not determine whether it should be sealed.
Upon settlement in principle, parties must promptly file a notice and joint motion to stay all deadlines.
A document qualifying for a protective order under Rule 26(c) for discovery does not determine whether it should be sealed.
When an entire document is sought to be sealed, the party must specify that the entire document is to be sealed.
When a document is sought to be sealed only partially, the party must specify the extent of the sealing.
Non-compliant settlement filings will not secure a stay of deadlines or support later requests to reset missed deadlines.