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David Steven Morales
Active judge · U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
David Steven Morales serves on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Appointed by Donald J. Trump and confirmed Apr 10, 2019 by a 56–41 Senate vote. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump
- Confirmed
- Apr 10, 2019
- Senate vote
- 56–41
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1968
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of TexasDonald J. Trump · Apr 10, 2019
Education
- St. Edward's UniversityB.B.A., 1990
- St. Mary's University School of Law, TexasJ.D., 1994
Career
Office of the Attorney General, State of Texas, 1994-2011; Law clerk, General Litigation Division, 1994; Assistant attorney general, General Litigation Division, 1994-2004; Associate deputy attorney general for litigation and chief ethics officer, 2004-2007; Deputy attorney general for civil litigation, 2007-2010; Deputy first assistant attorney general, 2010-2011; General counsel, Office of the Governor, State of Texas, 2011-2014; Deputy general counsel, University of Texas System Board of Regents, 2014-2016; Private practice, Austin, Texas, 2016-2019
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