Background
Shackelford, Jerry F. was born on July 11, 1942 in Amarillo, Texas, United States.
Shackelford, Jerry F. was born on July 11, 1942 in Amarillo, Texas, United States.
West Texas State University (Bachelor of Science, 1965). Baylor University (Juris Doctor, cum Iaude, 1968). Phi Delta Phi.
Worked at Hinkle, Cox, Eaton, Coffield & Hensley, Limited liability partnership (Amarillo, Texas) specializing in General Civil Practice, Administrative, Antitrust, Banking, Bankruptcy, Civil Rights, Corporations, Employee Benefit Plans, Environmental, Estate Planning, Federal and State Litigation, Federal and State Taxation, Health Care, Insurance, International Business, Labor and Employment, Mining, National Labor Relations Board (Management), Oil and Gas, Probate, Public Utility, Real Estate, Securities, Trade Regulation, Transportation and Water Rights. Admitted to the bar, 1968, Texas and United States. District Court, Northern District of Texas.
Judge 320 District Court, 1977-1985.
Member: Amarillo (President, 1994-1995) and American Bar Associations. State Bar of Texas. Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation.
Foreign over 100 years, Hinkle, Cox, Eaton, Coffield & Hensley has been a leading law firm in the Southwest and one of the larger firms in New Mexico and Texas. Its roots go back to 1888 when Granville A. Richardson opened the first law office in the Pecos Valley of the Territory of New Mexico, and it has grown to encompass five offices in New Mexico and Texas.
The firm enjoys a diverse clientele from a wide area, including major oil companies, financial institutions, public utilities, and insurance companies, as well as small businesses and individuals.
Its attorneys include graduates of over 30 different law schools.
Chairman Texas Juvenile Probation Committee, 1981-1985. Active Texas Health & Human Superior vena cava syndrome Coordinating Council, 1983-1985. Member American Bar Association, State Bar Texas, Amarillo Bar Association (president Executive Committee 1994-1995), Amarillo Junior Bar Association (secretary-treasurer 1973-1974), Phi Delta Phi.