Jackson was born and raised in Tallahassee , Florida and is a sixth generation Floridian.  He received his Bachelor of Science in International Affairs from the Florida State University .  While attending F.S.U., he was an officer with Phi Delta Theta Fraternity and interned at the United States Embassy in London with the Foreign Commercial Service and later completed a Master's in History. He obtained his Juris Doctorate from the FSU College of Law in 2001. As a law student he interned in the Florida House of Representatives and completed a certified legal externship with the felony division at the State Attorney's Office in Tallahassee . He is a former Assistant State Attorney, served as a Committee Attorney with Florida House, and worked as an associate at a civil defense firm. He also handled complex civil and construction litigation as an Assistant General Counsel with the Florida Department of Transportation for almost four years.

Jackson is admitted to practice before all courts in Florida , the District of Columbia , and Texas as well as the United States Courts for the Northern, Middle and Southern Districts. He is also admitted in the 11 th Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court.