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Jennifer Walker Elrod
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2007
Jennifer Walker Elrod , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Jennifer Walker Elrod (née Walker; 1966) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as the chief United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. She previously served as a state court judge on the 190th District Court of Texas from 2002 to 2007.
Education
- Baylor UniversityB.A., 1988
- Harvard Law SchoolJ.D., 1992
Career
Law clerk, Hon. Sim Lake, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, 1992-1994; Private practice, Houston, Texas, 1994-2002; Adjunct faculty, University of Houston Law Center, 1995; Judge, Harris County [Texas] One Hundred and Ninetieth District Court, 2002-2007; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2024-present
Biography
Jennifer Walker Elrod (née Walker; 1966) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as the chief United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. She previously served as a state court judge on the 190th District Court of Texas from 2002 to 2007.
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