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James C. Ho
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Active service.
Confirmed 53 to 43Confirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump
- Nominated
- October 16, 2017
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- November 15, 2017
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), December 7, 2017
- Senate vote
- Recorded vote, 53 to 43
- Confirmed
- December 14, 2017
- Commissioned
- January 4, 2018
- American Bar Association rating
- Well Qualified
Born 1973, 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. 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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