Background
Tidwell, Jack Quinn was born on November 30, 1930 in Haskell, Texas, United States. Son of Jack and Trudie (Isbell) Tidwell.
Tidwell, Jack Quinn was born on November 30, 1930 in Haskell, Texas, United States. Son of Jack and Trudie (Isbell) Tidwell.
Hardin-Simmons University (Bachelor of Arts, 1951). University of Texas (Bachelor of Laws, 1954). Phi Alpha Delta. District Attorney, 70th Judicial District of Texas, 1961-1969.
Worked at McMahon, Tidwell, Hansen, Atkins & Peacock, Professional Corporation (Odessa, Texas) specializing in Litigation, Insurance Defense, Professional Liability, Mediation. Admitted to the bar, 1954, Texas and United States. District Court, Northern District of Texas.
1957, United States.
District Court, Western District of Texas, United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and United States. Supreme Court.
Phi Alpha Delta.
District Attorney, 70th Judicial District of Texas, 1961-1969.
Member: Ector County (President, 1959) and American Bar Associations. State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Defense Counsel.
Defense Research Institute. Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation (Charter Fellow).
Past president Odessa Family Young Men’s Christian Association. Board directors Odessa Country Club, 1971-1973, 89-91. Past president First lieutenant Texas National Guard, 1948-1957.
Fellow Texas Bar Foundation. Member American Bar Association, State Bar of Texas (member commission to revise code of criminal procedure 1960s, member committee administration justice 1987-1990, member lawyer refereal committee since 1991), Texas Association Defense Counsel, Defense Research Institute, Ector County Bar Association (president 1959).
Married Carole Lyn Ferguson, December 27, 1953. Children: Scott M., Nancy Tidwell Strickland.
