Jane Ellen Jackson Boyle (born December 15, 1954) is a

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of the

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Early life and education

Born in

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, Boyle graduated from the

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with her

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degree in 1977 and later from

Dedman School of Law SMU Dedman School of Law, commonly referred to as SMU Law School or Dedman School of Law, is a law school located in Dallas, Texas. Jason P. Nance serves as its current dean. Founded in February 1925, the school located is on the Southern Meth ...

Southern Methodist University Southern Methodist University (SMU) is a Private university, private research university in Dallas, Texas, United States, with a satellite campus in Taos County, New Mexico. SMU was founded on April 17, 1911, by the Methodist Episcopal Church, ...

with a

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in 1981.

Career

Boyle was a

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and

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prosecutor in the Dallas County District Attorney's Office from 1981 to 1985 and was a chief felony prosecutor from 1985 to 1987. Boyle was an

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for the U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Texas from 1987 to 1990. She served as a

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of the Northern District of Texas from 1990 to 2002. In 2002, Boyle became the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas until her appointment as a federal judge in 2004.

Federal judicial service

On November 24, 2003, Boyle was nominated to serve as a

of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas by President

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, to a seat vacated by Judge Jerry Buchmeyer. Boyle was confirmed by the Senate on June 17, 2004 by a 99–0 vote and received her commission on June 29, 2004.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Boyle, Jane Jackson 1954 births Living people 21st-century American women judges Assistant United States attorneys Dedman School of Law alumni Judges of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas United States attorneys for the Northern District of Texas United States magistrate judges United States district court judges appointed by George W. Bush University of Texas at Austin alumni