Jeff Kaplan
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| Jeff Kaplan | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas | |
| Title: | Magistrate Judge |
| Station: | Dallas, TX |
| Service: | |
| Active: | 1994 - Current |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1956 |
| Bachelors: | Vanderbilt U., B.A., 1978 |
| Law School: | Southern Methodist U. Law, J.D., 1981 |
Jeff Kaplan is a federal magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. He has served in this position since 1994.[1]
Biography and Education
Judge Kaplan was born in 1956. He received his B.A. degree in Political Science from Vanderbilt University in 1978 and his J.D. degree from Southern Methodist University School of Law in 1981.[1]
Career
Judge Kaplan began his career in 1981 as a briefing attorney on the Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals. The following year, he became a private practice lawyer, where he worked for about nine years. He also taught at Southern Methodist University School of Law from 1983 to 1987. In 1991, he left his law practice and became a justice of the Fifth District Court of Appeals. He then joined the law firm Johnston & Budner, P.C. as a shareholder in 1993. The following year, he became a magistrate judge.[1]
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