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Gregg Jeffrey Costa

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2012–2014

Gregg Jeffrey Costa , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. The Senate voted 97–2 on the nomination on Apr 26, 2012 (Nomination Confirmed). Gregg Jeffrey Costa (born June 19, 1972) is an American attorney who is a former United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

Senate votes: 2

Senate confirmation votes

United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas
112th Congress · Nomination Confirmed97–2 · Apr 26, 2012
United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit
113th Congress · Nomination Confirmed97–0 · May 20, 2014

Education

Dartmouth CollegeB.A., 1994
University of Texas School of LawJ.D., 1999

Career

Law clerk, Hon. A. Raymond Randolph, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1999-2000; Bristow Fellow, Office of the Solicitor General, U.S. Department of Justice, 2000-2001; Law clerk, Hon. William H. Rehnquist, Supreme Court of the United States, 2001-2002; Private practice, Houston, Texas, 2002-2005, 2022-; Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of Texas, 2005-2012

Biography

Gregg Jeffrey Costa (born June 19, 1972) is an American attorney who is a former United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

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