Jackson G. Rouse graduated summa cum laude from the University of Central Arkansas with a Bachelor of Science in Political Science and Public Administration. While at the University of Central Arkansas, Jackson held several leadership positions in the Student Government Association, and the Sigma Tau Gamma fraternity. Jackson then attended the University of Tennessee College of Law where he graduated with honors and with a concentration in Advocacy and Dispute Resolution. In Law School, Jackson served as a student attorney in the Advocacy Clinic and also spent time clerking for the Knox County District Attorney General's Office, 6th Judicial District, and for the law firm of Stephens & DiRado, LLC. Jackson joined Speed, Seta, Martin, Trivett, Stubley & Fickling as a first-year associate and is licensed to practice law in the State of Georgia.