John David Rainey | |
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Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas | |
Assumed office June 11, 2010 | |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas | |
In office May 14,1990 –June 11,2010 | |
Appointed by | George H. W. Bush |
Preceded by | Gabrielle Kirk McDonald |
Succeeded by | Gregg Costa |
Personal details | |
Born | John David Rainey 1945 (age 77–78) Freeport,Texas |
Education | Southern Methodist University (BBA,JD) |
John David Rainey (born 1945) is a Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
Born in Freeport,Texas,Rainey received a Bachelor of Business Administration from Southern Methodist University in 1967 and was in the United States Army from 1969 to 1970. He then received a Juris Doctor from Southern Methodist University School of Law in 1972,entering in private practice in Dallas,Texas from 1973 to 1979,and in Angleton,Texas from 1979 to 1986. He was a director of the Angleton Chamber of Commerce from 1983 to 1987. He was a judge on the 149th District Court,Brazoria County,Texas from 1987 to 1990. [1]
On January 24,1990,Rainey was nominated by President George H. W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas vacated by Judge Gabrielle Kirk McDonald. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 11,1990,and received his commission on May 14,1990. He assumed senior status on June 11,2010. [1]
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