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Leonard E. Davis

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas · 2002

Leonard E. Davis , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. The Senate voted 97–0 on the nomination on May 9, 2002 (Nomination Confirmed). Leonard E. Davis (born 1948) is an American lawyer and former judge. He served as Chief Justice of the Twelfth Court of Appeals of Texas, from 2000–2002, and was nominated by George W. Bush on January 23, 2002 to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas until his retirement May 15, 2015.

Senate votes: 1

Senate confirmation votes

United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas
107th Congress · Nomination Confirmed97–0 · May 9, 2002

Education

University of TexasB.A., 1970
Texas Christian UniversityM.A., 1974
Baylor University School of LawJ.D., 1976

Career

Texas Army National Guard, 1970-1973; Private practice, Tyler, Texas, 1977-2000; Chief justice, Twelfth Court of Appeals of Texas, 2000-2002; Private practice, Dallas, Texas, 2015-

Biography

Leonard E. Davis (born 1948) is an American lawyer and former judge. He served as Chief Justice of the Twelfth Court of Appeals of Texas, from 2000–2002, and was nominated by George W. Bush on January 23, 2002 to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas until his retirement May 15, 2015.

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