FAITH JOSEPH JACKSON, J. D. 3100 Cleburne St. 77004 Office: 713-313-7354 Email: fjjackson@tmslaw.tsu.edu CAREER EXPERIENCE Thurgood Marshall School of Law - Texas Southern University Assoc. Dean for External Affairs Fall 2012 - Present Assoc. Professor Fall 2010 - Present Asst. Professor Fall 2006 - Sept. 2010 Contracts, Legislation, Administrative Law, Government Law, Mediation, Legal Writing & Appellate Litigation Provide comprehensive, daily instruction in the areas of Contract Law, Legislation, Administrative Law, Government Law, and Mediation Training and Certification for third year students and legal writing and appellate litigation for first year students. Thurgood Marshall School of Law - Texas Southern University Spring 2003 - Aug. 2006 Instructor Legal Writing & Appellate Litigation Provide comprehensive, daily instruction in the areas of legal writing and appellate litigation for 75 students. Extensive assistance in the area of writing development and oral advocacy. Develop and execute detailed legal writing problems and assignments in the areas of Torts, Contracts, Employment Law and Constitutional Law. White House Appointment Department of Education Summer 2002 - Spring 2003 Special Assistant to Secretary of Education Washington, D.C. Served as a Special Assistant to the Secretary of Education assisting with the comprehensive evaluation and execution of the No Child Left Behind Act. Participated in daily executive board meetings outlining the on-going administrative and legal practices of the Department. Assisted with monthly executive panel meetings with elementary, middle, and high school superintendents. Daily correspondence and interaction with the Secretary of Education. Provided special program assistance to the Ambassador of HBCU White House Initiative Program. Also worked in the In-House Counsel and Civil Rights departments. Thurgood Marshall School of Law October 1993 - June 2002 Texas Southern University Assistant Dean Office of Development March 1999 - June 2002 Served on the University Facilities, Planning and Operations Steering Committee to evaluate the needs of the campus community. Make-up of campus at that time included: 36 buildings; 1,702,128 square footage; 118.6 acres (12 covered by buildings); current student body population of 6,886; and 1,250 employees. Met with Architectural, Engineering and Construction Services; Business Services and Administration; Central Plant; Physical Plant and Public Safety/University 1
Security to develop policies/procedures affecting the whole campus community. Committee initiated the drafting of a policy manual and the development of the campus to align with community and students needs. Restructured the Office of Development to include three departments; Career Services, Alumni Relations and Communication and Development. Recruited, hired, and trained support staff as needed; coordinated with the Dean of the law school to establish needs of the university. Increased work product of office; requests made by administrators, students, faculty and the outside community were efficiently processed. Launched a national minority employment recruitment program task force to increase and document participation and employment of minority students. Established a task force to solicit, collaborate, and document results of recruitment opportunities. 100% participation by all schools in response to survey. Pilot solicitation from employers resulted in 70% participation. Director / Assistant Dean Office of Career Services October 1993 - March 1999 Represented the law school at local and regional recruitment programs. Organized and served on the executive boards of multiple career services programs. Developed and nurtured professional relationships with law firms, federal and state courts, corporations and public service groups. Increased on-campus employment recruitment. Spearheaded public relations efforts between the law school and the business/legal community. Met with private law firms, judicial branches, corporations and government entities to recruit speakers for a lecture series. Increased participation of external speakers on campus. Pilot program is now a year-round function at the law school. Instructor Torts and Judicial Externship August 1996 - December 1997 Provided comprehensive, daily instruction in the area of tort law, including personal injury, strict liability and negligence for 75 students per class; fall 1996 and fall 1997. Developed and executed comprehensive study guides and examinations. Worked with other professors; provided examination questions for final comprehensive examination. Selected and placed interns with justices for the judicial externship program; spring 1997. Contacted courts and arranged to have students trained on courtroom protocol, lectured, critiqued courtroom journals and collected weekly summaries. Increased judicial externship program participation and increased overall presence of the law school students in the judicial community. Associate Attorney August 1992 - October 1993 Chapman & Reese, P. C. Dallas, TX Conducted legal practice in the areas of employment litigation and insurance defense. Performed legal research, court hearings, appearances, drafted motions, orders and summary judgments. Client portfolio included: NationsBank (Bank of America), Quaker Oats and Kaiser-Permanente. Briefing Attorney for Chief Justice September 1991 - August 1992 Fifth District Court of Appeals Dallas, TX 2
Researched civil and criminal law for appellate review in the largest Appellate Court in the state of Texas for the presiding Chief Justice. Drafted opinions for publication. Participated in weekly judicial conferences with appellate panel. Delivered oral presentations to the appellate review panel. A 99% completion rate of opinions before the court during this time. Instructor September 1986 - June 1988 Orleans Parish School Board New Orleans, LA Successfully instructed elementary students in core courses, science and social science classes. Analyzed curriculum for completeness, modified instruction programs, and evaluated/monitored students progress. EDUCATION Juris Doctorate (Top 10%) May 1991 Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University Bachelor of Arts Elementary Education, Cum Laude December 1987 Xavier University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA LICENSES & CERTIFICATIONS State Bar of Texas State Bar of Texas Judicial Institute for Appellate Briefing Attorneys United States District Court Northern District of Texas Mediation Certification Human Resources Management Certification National Teachers Certification PROFESSIONAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES COMMITTEES & ORGANIZATIONS Faculty Committees Texas Southern University AVID Team Faculty Advisor AVID Postsecondary Summer Institute - Summer 2011 TSU Budget Committee Fall 2010 / Spring 2011 TSU Environmental Toxicology Multi-Disciplinary Program Advisory Committee / Fall 2011 University Faculty Excellence Awards Committee Spring 2011 Texas Southern University Library Committee Fall 2010 Appointment Texas Southern University Faculty Workload Committee / 2009-2011 ABA Self-Study Introduction and Self-Study Process and Summary Committee Academic Support Legal Writing Curriculum Subcommittee Admissions, Financial Aid and Scholarship Committee Appointments Committee TSU SACS/COC Reaffirmation of Accreditation Institutional Effectiveness Committee Budget and Priorities Committee 3
Earl Carl Institute Education Task Force Institutes and Certificate Programs Committee Library Review Committee Technical Support Committee Faculty Workshops Summer 2012 TMSL Faculty Retreat - Galveston, Texas Quodlibet Attendee Legal Pedagogy Teaching Support Workshops Participant 2007, 2008 Calvin Botley Distinguish Lecture Series Attendee Thurgood Marshall School of Law Lecture Series Attendee The TMSL Legal Writing Department Workshop Series / Grammar & Writing Workshop Spring 2009 - Supporter AALS Annual Conference Southwest People of Color Conference TMSL CLE Programs Attendee 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 Faculty Development and Enrichment Summer Legal Research Recipient: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012 Enhanced Teaching Development Grant Recipient Fall 2008 / Spring 2009, Fall 2009 / Spring 2010, Fall 2010 / Spring 2011, Fall 2011 / Spring 2012 Student Services Summer 2012 Texas Legislative Internship Program Orientation - Presenter Fall 2012 Orientation Program for First Year Law Students - Presenter First Year Law - Student Mentor / 2010 - Present TMSL Saturday Academy Academy Instructor: Contracts Spring 2009 President HAS / Home School Association / 2009-2011 Office of Career Services Mock Interview Program Volunteer, Spring 2009 Anatomy of a Casenote Writing Seminar Fall 2008 Office of Admissions TMSL Admitted Student Day Spring 2009 - Supporter Emerging Issues in Estate Planning, Probate & Trust Law Symposium Spring 2009 - Advisor International Academy of Trial Lawyers TMSL Chapter Faculty Advisor 2L & 3L Faculty Advisor Class of 2007 Independent Research Supervising Professor Moot Court Judge and Mock Trial Judge Client Competition Judge TMSL Student Faculty Mentor / Advisor Program ATLA TMSL Chapter Faculty Advisor Chair Oversight Steering Committee for the TSU Laboratory Charter School Career Services Mock Interview Program Mock Interviewer Houston Bar Association ADR Subcommittee Law School Division Texas Southern University Student Government Association Advisor Texas Southern University Laboratory Charter School Oversight Steering Committee Member Texas Southern University ADA Appeals Committee Law School Commencements University Convocations Radio & Lectures Invited Guest The Dr. Emeka Show, Philadelphia, PA November 2010 4
Two-Part Series on Landmark Legal Cases of National & International Significance The Dred Scott Decision Substance Abuse Prevention on College / University Campuses: 2010 Texas Judicial College for the Study of Alcohol and Other Drugs DWI College Phoenix House Change for Life / CBHS College Coalition Preventing Underage Drinking on College Campuses through Community Coalitions and Higher Education Partnerships Guest Speaker / Litigation Prevention and Preparation Houston, Texas July 2009 Texas A & M University at Galveston Office of Counseling PEER EDUCATORS & Executive Administrators Breakfast Keynote Speaker / Legal Aspects of Offering Substance Abuse Prevention Programs on College Campuses Galveston, Texas August 2009 ALOUD College Summit Alliance on Underage Drinking and Greater Dallas Counsel on Alcohol and Drug Abuse Tools for Addressing Underage and Binge Drinking on College Campuses and at College- Sponsored Events Invited Speaker / Litigation Prevention and Preparation Dallas, Texas September 2009 Southeast Harris Community Coalition Training Prevention of Underage Drinking and Substance Abuse Invited Speaker / Litigation Prevention and Preparation Houston, Texas October 2009 Invited Panelist - Texas Southern University Research Week College of Education, Education is a Civil Right: Saving the African American Student Spring 2009 Junior Faculty Workshop Presenter Writing A Law Review Article Fall 2008 Quodlibet Presenter 2006, 2007, 2008 Scholarship Publications & Research What s In It for Me? School Partnerships In Texas: Are We Bribing Our Kids to Perform? 30 Seton Hall Legis. J. 39 (2005) A Streetcar Named Negligence in a City Called New Orleans A Duty Owed, A Duty Breached, A Sovereign Shield, 31 T. Marshall L. Rev. 557 (2006) 5
Whose War Is It Anyway? The War in Iraq: Shared War Powers of the Executive Branch and the Congressional Branch & the 2008 Presidential Election, 32 Okla. City U. L. Rev. 1 (2007) Lead Article The Constitutionality of Presidential Signing Statements: A Note H. R. 5993 The Presidential Signing Statement Act of 2008, 35 J. Legis. 1 (2009) Lead Article Dred Scott v. Sandford: A Prelude to the Civil War, 15 RICH.J.L.&PUB.INT.2 (2011) Lead Article 6