Stuart Kyle Duncan, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Nomination
- January 8, 2018 – President Trump
- Age: 45
Career
- Partner, Schaerr/Duncan LLP (2014-present)
- General Counsel, The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty (2012-14)
- Solicitor General for the State of Louisiana (2008-12)
- Assistant Professor of Law, University of Mississippi School of Law (2004-08)
- Assistant Solicitor General, Texas Attorney General’s Office (1999-2002)
- Law Clerk, Judge John M. Duhé, Jr. of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (1997-98)
Education
- Columbia University, LL.M. (2004)
- Louisiana State University, J.D. (1997)
Links
- https://www.schaerr-duncan.com/kyle-duncan
- http://www.nationalreview.com/bench-memos/451946/who-kyle-duncan
Don R. Willett, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Nomination
- September 28, 2017 – President Trump
- December 13, 2017 – Confirmed
- Age: 51
Career
- Justice, Supreme Court of Texas (2005-present)
- Legal Counsel, Deputy Attorney General of Texas (2003-05)
- Deputy Assistant Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice (2002-03)
- Special Assistant to the President, The White House (2001-02)
- Lawyer, Office of Governor George W. Bush (1996-2000)
- Associate, Haynes and Boone LLP (1993-96)
- Law Clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (1992-93)
Education
- Duke University, J.D. with honors, (1992)
- Duke University, A.M. (Political Science), (1992)
- Baylor University, B.B.A. (Triple Major), 1988
- Honors College
Links
James (Jim) Ho, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Nomination
- September 28, 2017 – President Trump
- Age: 44
Career
- Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher (2010- Today)
- The Best Lawyers in America
- The Legal 500
- Texas Super Lawyers
- Solicitor General, Texas (2008-10)
- Of Counsel, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP (2006-2008)
- Law clerk, Hon. Clarence Thomas, Supreme Court of the United States (2005-2006)
- Chief counsel, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), Senate Judiciary Committee (2003-2005)
- Attorney, Office of Legal Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice (2001-2003)
- Associate, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP (2000-2001)
- Law clerk, Hon. Jerry E. Smith, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (1999-2000)
Education
- Stanford University, B.A. (1995)
- University of Chicago, J.D. (1999)
Links
- http://www.gibsondunn.com/lawyers/jho
- https://www.bloomberg.com/profiles/people/15102184-james-c-ho
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_C._Ho
- http://www.asianamerican.net/bios/Ho-James.html
Kurt. D. Engelhardt, United States Court of Appeal for the Fifth Circuit
Nomination
- Nominated on January 8, 2018 – President Trump
- May 9, 2018 – Confirmed
- Age: 57
Career
- Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (2015 – present)
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (2001 – 2015)
- Associate and Partner, Hailey, McNamara, Hall, Larmann & Papale, LLP (1987 – 2001)
Education
- Louisiana State University Law Center, J.D. (1985)
- Louisiana State University (1982)
Clerkships
- Judge Charles Grisbaum, Louisiana Court of Appeal for the Fifth Judicial Circuit (1985 – 1987)
Links
- http://www.nationalreview.com/bench-memos/451967/who-judge-kurt-engelhardt
- https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/engelhardt-kurt-d.
- https://ballotpedia.org/Kurt_Engelhardt
Andrew S. Oldham, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Nomination
- Nominated February 12, 2018
- Confirmed July 17, 2018
- Age: 39
Career
- General Counsel to Texas Governor Greg Abbott (2018 – present)
- Deputy General Counsel, Office of the Texas Governor (2015 – 2018)
- Deputy Solicitor General, State of Texas (2012 – 2015)
- Associate, Kellogg Hansen Todd Figel & Frederick (2009 – 2012)
- Attorney-adviser, United States Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel (2006 – 2008)
Education
- Harvard Law School, J.D. (2005)
- magna cum laude
- Cambridge University, M. Phil., first class (2002)
- Truman Scholarship
- University of Virginia, B.A. (2001)
- Highest honors
Clerkships
- Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr., Supreme Court of the United States (2008 – 2009)
- Judge David B. Sentelle, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (2005 – 2006)
Links
- https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/president-donald-j-trump-announces-eleventh-wave-judicial-nominees/
- https://www.cruz.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=3634
Halil Suleyman Ozerden, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit
Nomination
- Nominated: June 24, 2019
- Age: [unavailable]
Career
- Judge, United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi (2007 – present)
- Private practice (1999 – 2007)
- Lieutenant, United States Navy (1989 – 1995)
Education
- Stanford Law School; J.D. (1998)
- Georgetown University; B.A. (1989)
- manga cum laude
Clerkships
- Judge Eldon Fallon, United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi (1998 – 1999)
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