Background
Jackson, Irene was born on August 16, 1947 in Port Jefferson, New York, United States. Daughter of Lyle E. and Marguerite V. (Obiedzenski) Downs Jackson.
Jackson, Irene was born on August 16, 1947 in Port Jefferson, New York, United States. Daughter of Lyle E. and Marguerite V. (Obiedzenski) Downs Jackson.
Baylor University (Bachelor of Arts, 1969). University of Texas School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1974). Field Attorney, National Labor Relations Board, 1976-1977.
General Attorney, Federal Labor Relations Authority, 1980.
Assistant General Counsel, AAFES, 1980-1984.
Lawyer, Texas Legal Research Corporation, Austin, Texas, 1974; lawyer, Texas Real Estate Commission, Austin, Texas, 1975; lawyer, National Labor Rels. Board, Anchorage, Alaska., 1976-1977; lawyer, Law Offices Karl Johnstone, Anchorage, Alaska., 1978-1979; lawyer, Federal Labor Relations Authority, Dallas, 1979-1980; lawyer, Army & Air Force Exch. Svc., Dallas, 1980-1984; lawyer, Law Offices of Irene Jackson, Irving, Texas, 1984-1988; lawyer, Smith, Himmelmann, Honolulu, Hawaii., 1989-1991; lawyer, Law Offices of Irene Jackson, Irving, since 1991.
President Irving League of Women Voters, 1993-1994, president elect, 1992-1993, secretary 1991-1992. President Irving Cmty. Theater, 1994-1995, director 1992-1994.
Fellow Texas Bar Foundation. Member American Bar Association, Dallas Bar Association (co-chair continuing legal education committee 1997), Irving Bar Association (treasurer 1996-1997, president 1999), National Employment Lawyers Association, Dallas Women Lawyers Association (director) 1996, president 1994, secretary 1993, historian 1992), State Bar Texas Women (county member 1995-1996, chronologist 1996-1999), Irving Chamber of Commerce (chair women's division since 1999).
Married Charles N. Simpson, July 21, 1995.