Hon. Judge Christopher Antcliff

El Paso, Texas

Christopher A. Antcliff is an El Paso attorney, mediator and arbitrator.  He is a former justice on the Texas 8th District Court of Appeals as well as a former judge of the 168th and 448th Judicial District Courts in El Paso.

Judge Antcliff is currently the president of the El Paso Bar Association, former president of the El Paso Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, and a member of the American Bar Association, the Bar Association of the Fifth Circuit.  In 2010 Judge Antcliff was named Outstanding Jurist by the El Paso Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates and in 2013 he was named the El Paso Bar Association's Mediator of the Year.  He is a current member and former chair of the Public Service Board which governs El Paso Water, a former vice-chair of the City of El Paso Ethics Review Commission, and a member of the Rotary Club of El Paso, the Board of Directors of the Finance Council for the Catholic Diocese of El Paso, and past member of the Board of Directors for the Amigo Airsho.

Judge Antcliff is a graduate of Austin High School in El Paso, Texas Tech University, and Texas Tech University School of Law.

Judge Antcliff is 57 years old and was the first baby boy born at Kirk Army Hospital on Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.  He has been married to his wife Linda for 31 years and they have three children, Lauren, Matthew and Katherine. Judge Antcliff and his family have traveled extensively – pre-Covid-19.  Their most recent trip was to Poland.  His office is full of photographs that he has taken all over the world.

Education  +-

  • Texas Tech University School of Law, Lubbock, Texas
    Doctor of Jurisprudence
    1995
  • University of San Diego School of Law, Guanajuato, Mexico
    1993
  • Texas Tech University Lubbock. Texas
    B.A. Political Science
    1992
  • Austin High School, El Paso, Texas
    1981

Experience  +-

  • Attorney/Mediator/Arbitrator
    2011, 2013 to Present
  • Place 2, Court of Appeals, 8th District of Texas
    Justice
    2011 - 2012
  • 168th Judicial District Court
    Judge
    2008 - 2010
  • 448th Judicial District Court
    Judge
    2007 - 2008
  • Attorney/Mediator/Arbitrator
    2005 - 2008
  • Attorney at Law
    1997 - 2007
  • Law Clerk
    1995 - 1997
  • Course Instructor
    1993 - 1995

Memberships/Affiliations  +-

  • National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals
    Member
    2016 - Present
  • Texas Attorney-Mediators Coalition
    Member
    2013 - Present
  • Texas Bar Foundation
    Fellow
    2007 - Present
  • El Paso Chapter, Federal Bar Association
    Founder and President
    2004 - 2006
  • Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison's Merit Selection Committee ( West Texas )
    Member
    2003
  • El Paso Bar Association
    Treasurer, Board of Directors
    2013 - Present
  • El Paso Bar Association
    Secretary Board of Directors
    2012 - 2013
  • EI Paso Bar Association
    Member, Board of Directors
    2003 - 2006
  • State Bar of Texas Judiciary Relations Committee
    Member
    2002 - 2005
  • State Bar of Texas, District I7A Grievance Committee
    Member
    1999 - 2005
  • Criminal Justice Act Panel Committee, Western District of Texas, El Paso Division
    Member
    2005 - 2008
  • Bar Association of the Fifth Circuit
    Member
  • American Bar Association
    Member
  • Federal Bar Association, El Paso Chapter
    Member
  • El Paso Bar Association
    Member
  • State Bar of Texas
    Admitted
  • United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
    Admitted
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Admitted
  • United States Supreme Court
    Admitted
  • El Paso Public Service Board (PSB)
    Chair
    2016 - 2020
  • Public Service Board, EL Paso Water Utilities
    Member
    2014 - Present
  • City of El Paso Ethics Review Commission
    Member
    2018 - 2021
  • Finance Council, Catholic Diocese of El Paso
    Member
    2011 - Present
  • Amigo Airsho Board of Directors
    Member
    2011 - Present
  • Rotary Club of El Paso
    Member
    2008 - Present
  • Board of Directors, St. Luke Catholic Church
    Member
    2008 - Present
  • PTA for Loretto Academy, Cathedral HS and Lundy Elementary School
    Member
  • PTSO, YISD Young Women's Leadership Academy
    Member
  • Troop 59, Boy Scouts of America
    Committee Chair

Honors/Awards  +-

  • Bob Black , Texas Tech University, State Bar Leader Award
     
    2017
  • El Paso Bar Association, Mediator of the Year
     
    2013
  • American Board of Trial Advocates, El Paso Chapter, Outstanding Jurist
     
    2010
  • Award of Appreciation, El Paso County Sheriff" s Officers' Association
     
    2009
  • National Quarterfinalist (Evidence Specialist), National Mock Trial Competition, Texas Tech University School of Law
     
    1995
  • Vice Chair for Appellate Advocacy (Scholarship Position)
     
    1995
  • Outstanding Member, Board of Barristers, Texas Tech University School of Law
     
    1995
  • Judge Kenneth G. Spencer Award for Overcoming Adversity
     
    1995
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