Get to Know Attorney Jason Horton A Lawyer for the People

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Jason Horton

Profile
Credentials
Associations
Practice Areas
Community Involvement

Bio

Jason was born in Kilgore, Texas and graduated Valedictorian from Iola High School in Iola, Texas. He attended Texas Lutheran University on a PACESETTER Scholarship, started as running back on the Texas Lutheran University football team, and graduated with honors in 2000. He was awarded a scholarship to attend Texas Tech School of Law, graduating with honors in 2003.

Immediately upon graduating from law school, Jason began his legal career as an associate at a Texarkana civil law firm, handling everything from complex class action and business litigation to personal injury, criminal law, family law and probate matters. Jason then narrowed his legal focus to one of his favorite areas of law- criminal trial and appellate work. After becoming a named member of Harrelson, Horton & Matteson, Jason decided to continue his law practice on his own by forming Jason Horton Law in 2010.

Jason is married to a Texarkana native, and the two enjoy spending time with their two children, traveling, and staying involved in the Texarkana community.

Experience

Trial counsel in over 50 federal criminal cases, including capital murder
Appellate counsel in 65 state and federal direct appeals, including oral arguments at the Texas Sixth Court of Appeals and Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Trial counsel in over 1,000 Arkansas and Texas state court criminal cases
Jason has successfully argued against the imposition of the death penalty at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. (U.S. v. Larcade), argued for the applicability of double jeopardy at the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (Pearson v. State), and received multiple jury verdicts of acquittal in both State and Federal Courts (i.e., U.S. v. Cecil Parker; State of Texas v. Vladamir Caballero).
Jason is AV-rated and a past President of the Texarkana Bar Association. Jason has met the stringent nomination requirements of becoming a Thomson Reuters Super Lawyer in the fields of criminal and appellate law. Jason has served as Panel Chair of the State Bar of Texas District 1 Grievance Committee. Jason has been voted a Top Texarkana Lawyer by ALT Magazine (2015-present) and was awarded the Bob Black Bar Leaders Award from Texas Tech School of Law in 2015. Jason is also a Texas Bar Foundation Fellow.

Education

B.A., with honors Texas Lutheran University - College 2000
J.D., with honors Texas Tech School of Law - Graduate School 2003

Bar Admissions

Texas (2003)
United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas (2003)
United States District Court, Southern District of Texas (2005)
Arkansas (2004)
United States District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas (2004)
United States District Court, Eastern and Western District of Arkansas (2004)
United States Supreme Court (2014)
United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals (2016)

Memberships

State Bar of Texas
Arkansas Bar Association
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Arkansas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association ( former Board Member )
Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
Texarkana Bar Association (former President and Treasurer)

Awards

SuperLawyers 2020
Martindale-Hubbell
AVVO Rating

Practice Areas

Community Involvement

State Bar of Texas Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel Grievance Committee, 2015—2020 (Panel Chair)
Special Conflicts Judge in the District Court of Little River County, Arkansas, 2013—present
Arkansas Bar Association Leadership Academy Graduate, 2011
District Judge Robert W. Schroeder III’s Investiture Committee Member, 2015
Texarkana Bar Association, President, 2014–15; Vice President, 2013–14; Treasurer, 2005–07 and 2011–13
Northeast Texas Bar Association, 3rd Vice President, 2017—present
Leadership Texarkana Graduate, 2009; Board Member, 2015–2016
Texarkana Teen Court Judge and Teen Court Trainer, 2003–2008

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