Drew B. Tipton is a United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas in the Corpus Christi and Victoria Divisions. Judge Tipton was born in Angleton, Texas. He received a Bachelor of Arts in History and Economics from Texas A&M University and a law degree from South Texas College of Law in Houston. Following law school, he served as a law clerk to The Honorable John D. Rainey in Houston, Texas.

Judge Tipton served in the United States Marine Corps Reserve as a radio operator in an infantry battalion. From 1995 to 2020, he was in private practice litigating complex labor and employment and theft of trade secret disputes.

President Donald J. Trump nominated him to the federal bench on January 15, 2020. Following confirmation by the Senate, Judge Tipton received his judicial commission on June 15, 2020.

He and his wife, Shannon, have three grown children all attending Texas A&M University.

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