James Boone Baxter serves as a United States Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of Texas, Texarkana Division.

Before taking the bench, he was a partner at Heim, Payne, and Chorush, where he focused on patent and antitrust disputes, representing individuals and corporations in federal court and at the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Before becoming an attorney, Judge Baxter worked as an engineer for a global oilfield services company in numerous domestic and international locations. Judge Baxter previously served as a law clerk for Judge Davis and Jude Schroeder in the Eastern District of Texas.