Tom Oxford
Libertarian · TX
Oxford is a personal injury, immigration and civil rights lawyer in Jefferson County who has practiced since 1982 and owns Oxford Law PLLC. He has argued cases before the Texas Supreme Court and the federal Fifth Circuit appeals court.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 4 records
As a lawyer with East Texas Legal Services, argued the appeal for a man seized in Port Arthur by Louisiana bail bondsmen and driven back to Louisiana. On February 15, 1996, the federal Fifth Circuit ruled the seizure was false imprisonment under Texas law but rejected his federal civil rights claims.
February 15, 1996
Source: courtlistener.com
Represented the biological father before the Texas Supreme Court in the paternity case In re J.W.T. On February 2, 1994, the court ruled that the Texas Constitution protects a biological father's chance to prove paternity even when the mother is married to another man.
February 2, 1994
Source: courtlistener.com
As a lawyer with East Texas Legal Services, won an appeal for Larry Gibson, a biological father who had been barred from suing to establish paternity. On August 29, 1991, a Beaumont appeals court ruled that the Family Code rule blocking him violated the Texas Constitution.
August 29, 1991
Source: courtlistener.com
Was licensed to practice law in Texas on November 5, 1982, after earning his law degree from the University of Houston. The State Bar of Texas lists no public disciplinary history for him.
November 5, 1982
Source: texasbar.com
Past race Tom Oxford ran in:
- Attorney General · November 3, 2026 · Texas