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Melinda Harmon
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas · 1989
Melinda Harmon , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Melinda Sue Harmon (born November 1, 1946) is an inactive senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, best known as the lead judge in the subsequently overruled Arthur Andersen trial. Civil lawsuits against Enron were consolidated in her court; she oversaw class action lawsuits on behalf of both Enron shareholders and its employees.
Education
- Radcliffe CollegeA.B., 1969
- University of Texas School of LawJ.D., 1972
Career
Law clerk, Hon. John V. Singleton, Jr., U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, 1973-1975; Trial attorney, Litigation Section, Exxon Corporation, Houston, Texas, 1975-1988; Judge, Harris County [Texas] Two Hundred and Eightieth District Court, Civil Division, 1988-1989
Biography
Melinda Sue Harmon (born November 1, 1946) is an inactive senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, best known as the lead judge in the subsequently overruled Arthur Andersen trial. Civil lawsuits against Enron were consolidated in her court; she oversaw class action lawsuits on behalf of both Enron shareholders and its employees.
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