Background
Smith,, Jackson Barkley was born in 1920 in Houston, Texas, United States. Son of John Barkley and Buelah Floyce (Oldham) Smith.
Smith,, Jackson Barkley was born in 1920 in Houston, Texas, United States. Son of John Barkley and Buelah Floyce (Oldham) Smith.
Bachelor of Science, University Houston, 1950. Juris Doctor, University Houston, 1950.
Private practice, 1950—1962. City. attorney Hedwig Village, Texas, 1958—1960. Executive assistant to county judge, 1960—1962.
Probate judge Harris County, 1963—1969, family court district judge, 1969—1972, district judge civil jurisdiction, 1972—1980. Justice 1st Court Appeals, 1980—1988. Retired, 1988
Visiting judge, since 1989.
Major United States Army Air Force, 1942-1946.
Deacon, elder Presbyterian Church. Lay leader, past chairman board directors, trustee Methodist Church. Member of Federal Bar Association, State Bar Texas, Masons, Alpha Phi Omega.
Married Jessie Myrtle Scheidemantel, January 29, 1928. Children: Jackson Barkley III, Stephen Louis, Stephanie Alison, Robert Kevin.