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Bennett, Alfred Homer
Born 1965 in Ennis, TX
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Nominated by Barack Obama on January 7, 2015, to a seat vacated by Kenneth M. Hoyt. Confirmed by the Senate on April 13, 2015, and received commission on April 15, 2015.
Education:
University of Houston, B.S., 1988
University of Texas School of Law, J.D., 1991
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Nominated by Barack Obama on January 7, 2015, to a seat vacated by Kenneth M. Hoyt. Confirmed by the Senate on April 13, 2015, and received commission on April 15, 2015.
Education:
University of Houston, B.S., 1988
University of Texas School of Law, J.D., 1991
Professional Career:
Private practice, Houston, Texas, 1991-2008
Presiding judge, Texas District Court, Sixty-First Judicial District, 2009-2015
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, September 18, 2014; no Senate vote