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Drew Barnett Tipton
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Active service.
Confirmed 52 to 41Confirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump
- Nominated
- February 4, 2020
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- February 12, 2020
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), May 14, 2020
- Senate vote
- Recorded vote, 52 to 41
- Confirmed
- June 3, 2020
- Commissioned
- June 15, 2020
- American Bar Association rating
- Well Qualified
Born 1967, 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. Marine Corps Reserve (highest rank: sergeant), 1988-1994
- Law clerk, Hon. John D. Rainey, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, 1994-1995
- Private practice, Houston, Texas, 1995-1996, 1999-2020
- Private practice, Victoria, Texas, 1997-1999
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