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George Carol Hanks Jr.

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas · 2015

George Carol Hanks Jr., Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. The Senate voted 91–0 on the nomination on Apr 20, 2015 (Nomination Confirmed).

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Senate confirmation votes

  • United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas
    114th Congress · Nomination Confirmed
    91–0 · Apr 20, 2015

Education

  • Louisiana State UniversityB.A., 1986
  • Harvard Law SchoolJ.D., 1989
  • Duke University School of LawLL.M., judicial studies, 2014

Career

Law clerk, Hon. Simeon Lake, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, 1989-1991; Private practice, Houston, Texas, 1991-2000; Judge, Texas District Court, One Hundred and Fifty-Seventh Judicial District, 2001-2002; Justice, First Court of Appeals of Texas, 2002-2010

Biography

George Carol Hanks Jr. (born September 25, 1964) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

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