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James C. Ho
Active judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
James C. Ho serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Appointed by Donald J. Trump and confirmed Dec 14, 2017 by a 53–43 Senate vote. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump
- Confirmed
- Dec 14, 2017
- Senate vote
- 53–43
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1973
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth CircuitDonald J. Trump · Dec 14, 2017
Education
- Stanford UniversityB.A., 1995
- University of Chicago Law SchoolJ.D., 1999
Career
Law clerk, Hon. Jerry E. Smith, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1999-2000; Private practice, Washington, D.C., 2000-2001; Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, 2001-2003; Civil Rights Division, 2001; Office of Legal Counsel, 2001-2003; Chief counsel, Subcommittee on the Constitution, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, 2003-2005; Chief counsel, Subcommittee on Immigration, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, 2005; Law clerk, Hon. Clarence Thomas, Supreme Court of the United States, 2005-2006; Private practice, Dallas, Texas, 2006-2008, 2010-2017; Solicitor general, State of Texas, 2008-2010;
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