Jack Brooks (American politician)

Jack Brooks
Brooks in 1979
Chair of the House Judiciary Committee
In office January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1995
Preceded by	Peter W. Rodino
Succeeded by	Henry Hyde
Chair of the House Government Operations Committee
In office January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1989
Preceded by	Chester E. Holifield
Succeeded by	John Conyers (Oversight Committee)
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas
In office January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1995
Preceded by	Jesse M. Combs
Succeeded by	Steve Stockman
Constituency	2nd district (1953–1967) 9th district (1967–1995)
Member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 16-1
In office January 1947 – January 1951
Preceded by	William Smith
Succeeded by	William Ross
Personal details
Born	Jack Bascom Brooks (1922-12-18)December 18, 1922 Crowley, Louisiana, U.S.
Died	December 4, 2012(2012-12-04) (aged 89) Beaumont, Texas, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Charlotte Collins ​ (m. 1960)​
Children	3
Education	University of Texas at Austin (BA, LLB)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Marine Corps
Rank	Colonel
Battles/wars	World War II
Jack Brooks's voice Brooks, as chair of the House Judiciary Committee, opens debate on H.R.2978, the Flag Protection Act of 1989 Recorded September 12, 1989

Jack Bascom Brooks (December 18, 1922 – December 4, 2012) was an American Democratic Party politician from the state of Texas who served 42 years in the United States House of Representatives, initially representing Texas's 2nd congressional district from 1953 through 1967, and then, after district boundaries were redrawn in 1966, the 9th district from 1967 to 1995. He had strong political ties to other prominent Texas Democrats, including Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn and President Lyndon B. Johnson. For over fifteen years, he was the dean of the Texas congressional delegation.