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Gregg Jeffrey Costa
Former judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Gregg Jeffrey Costa served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Appointed by Barack Obama and confirmed May 20, 2014 by a 97–0 Senate vote. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama
- Confirmed
- May 20, 2014
- Senate vote
- 97–0
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1972
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of TexasBarack Obama · Apr 26, 2012 – Jun 2, 2014
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth CircuitBarack Obama · May 20, 2014 – Aug 31, 2022
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
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