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George Carol Hanks, Jr.
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Active service.
Confirmed 91 to 0Confirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama
- Nominated
- January 7, 2015
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- January 21, 2015
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), February 26, 2015
- Senate vote
- Recorded vote, 91 to 0
- Confirmed
- April 20, 2015
- Commissioned
- April 22, 2015
- American Bar Association rating
- Well Qualified
Born 1965, 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
- Law clerk, Hon. Simeon Lake, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, 1989-1991
- Private practice, Houston, Texas, 1991-2000
- Judge, Texas District Court, One Hundred and Fifty-Seventh Judicial District, 2001-2002
- Justice, First Court of Appeals of Texas, 2002-2010
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