John David Rainey

American judge (born 1945)

John David Rainey (born 1945) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas .

Education and career

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Rainey was born in Freeport, Texas . He received a Bachelor of Business Administration from Southern Methodist University in 1967 and was in the United States Army from 1969 to 1970. He then received a Juris Doctor from Southern Methodist University School of Law in 1972, entering in private practice in Dallas , Texas from 1973 to 1979, and in Angleton , Texas from 1979 to 1986. He was a director of the Angleton Chamber of Commerce from 1983 to 1987. He was a judge on the 149th District Court, Brazoria County, Texas from 1987 to 1990.

Federal judicial service

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On January 24, 1990, Rainey was nominated by President George H. W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas vacated by Judge Gabrielle Kirk McDonald . He was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 11, 1990, and received his commission on May 14, 1990. He assumed senior status on June 11, 2010.

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 [John David Rainey](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1386681)
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Sources

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District judges of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

E. Louisiana

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W. Louisiana

N. Mississippi

S. Mississippi

E. Texas

N. Texas

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