Drew B. Tipton

Drew B. Tipton (born 1967) is an American lawyer from Texas who is a nominee to be a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

Tipton graduated from Angleton High School, earned his Bachelor of Arts from Texas A&M University, and his Juris Doctor from South Texas College of Law.

After graduating law school, Tipton served as a law clerk to Judge John D. Rainey of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. He previously was in private practice with Marek, Griffin, & Knaupp and Littler Mendelson. Since 1999, he has been a partner at BakerHostetler in Houston, Texas, where his practice focuses on complex labor and employment and trade secret litigation.

Tipton registered for the Selective Service on February 14, 1986. He served in the United States Marine Corps Reserve from 1988–1994 as a radio operator for an infantry battalion. He was honorably discharged with the rank of Sergeant.

On January 15, 2020, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Tipton to serve as a United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. On February 4, 2020, his nomination was sent to the Senate. He has been nominated to the seat vacated by Judge Sim Lake who took senior status on July 5, 2019. His nomination is currently pending before the Senate Judiciary Committee. A hearing on his nomination before the Senate Judiciary Committee was held on February 12, 2020.

He has been a member of the American Legion since 1999. He has been a member of the American Bar Association since 2000.From 2002–2008, he was a member of the Republican National Lawyers Association. Since 2003, he has been a member of the Marine Corps Association. Since 2010, he has been a member of the Federalist Society. He has been a member of the Second Baptist Church in Houston, Texas since 2008.