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Earl Leroy Yeakel III

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas · 2003

Earl Leroy Yeakel III, Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. The Senate voted 91–0 on the nomination on Jul 28, 2003 (Nomination Confirmed).

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Senate confirmation votes

  • United States District Judge for the Western District of Texas
    108th Congress · Nomination Confirmed
    91–0 · Jul 28, 2003

Education

  • University of TexasB.A., 1966
  • University of Texas School of LawJ.D., 1969
  • University of Virginia School of LawLL.M., 2001

Career

U.S. Marine Corps, 1967-1970; Private practice, Austin, Texas, 1969-1998; Justice, Third Court of Appeals of Texas, 1998-2003; chief justice, 1998

Biography

Earl Leroy Yeakel III (born April 18, 1945), also known as Lee Yeakel, is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas.

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