Federal Judiciary

Justice Amos Mazzant named new Eastern District magistrate judge

By Michael C. Smith

The district judges of the Eastern District on January 9 appointed Justice Amos Mazzant (to the right in this picture from the Baylor Law School reception at the State Bar convention last summer - no clue who the guy on the left is) as the district's newest magistrate judge, with chambers in Sherman.  Justice Mazzant currently serves on the Fifth Court of Appeals in Dallas, where he was appointed by Gov. Rick Perry in 2004. 
Justice Mazzant is a familiar face to Eastern District practitioners - after graduating from Baylor Law School in 1990 he clerked for retired U.S. District Judge Paul Brown in Sherman, as well as former magistrate judge Robert Faulkner, and Judge Faulkner's successor Judge Don Bush.  He also engaged in private practice in Sherman.  If the name sounds familiar outside the district as well it's likely because he also served as president of the Texas Young Lawyers Association (TYLA) in 2001, and was named Baylor Law School Outstanding Young Lawyer of the Year in 2002.  He is expected to take his new bench no earlier than April 1.  Congratulations to Judge Mazzant - we're happy to have you on board.

Full post as published by Eastern District of Texas Federal Court Practice on January 27, 2009 (boomark / email).