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John David Rainey
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Senior status since June 11, 2010.
Confirmed by voice voteConfirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- George H.W. Bush
- Nominated
- January 24, 1990
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- May 2, 1990
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), May 10, 1990
- Senate vote
- Voice vote, no count printed
- Confirmed
- May 11, 1990
- Commissioned
- May 14, 1990
- Senior status
- Since June 11, 2010
- American Bar Association rating
- Well Qualified
Born 1945, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.
Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.
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Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it
- U.S. Army, 1969-1970
- Private practice, Dallas, Texas, 1973-1979
- Private practice, Angleton, Texas, 1979-1986
- Director, Angleton [Texas] Chamber of Commerce, 1983-1987
- Judge, Brazoria County [Texas] One Hundred and Forty-Ninth District Court, 1987-1990
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