Leonard Davis (judge)
| Leonard Davis | |
|---|---|
| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas | |
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In office 2012–2015 | |
| Preceded by | David Folsom |
| Succeeded by | Ron Clark |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas | |
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In office May 10, 2002 – May 15, 2015 | |
| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Paul N. Brown |
| Succeeded by | vacant |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1948 (age 67–68) Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. |
| Alma mater |
University of Texas at Arlington Texas Christian University Baylor Law School |
Leonard E. Davis (born 1948) is a former United States federal judge.[1]
Born in Fort Worth, Texas received a B.A. in Mathematics from the University of Texas at Arlington in 1970, and his Master of Management Science Degree from Texas Christian University in 1974. Davis was also in the Texas Army National Guard from 1970 to 1973, and worked as a computer programmer and systems analyst prior to entering law school in 1974.[2][3] He graduated cum laude and first in his class from Baylor Law School in 1976, where he was Editor-in-Chief of the Baylor Law Review and a member of Baylor's interscholastic moot court and mock trial teams.
Davis was in private practice as a civil trial attorney in Tyler, Texas for 23 years, from 1977 to 2000, and was Chief Justice of the Twelfth Court of Appeals of the State of Texas from 2000 to 2002.
On January 23, 2002, Davis was nominated by President George W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas vacated by Paul N. Brown. Davis was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 9, 2002, and received his commission on May 10, 2002. He was sworn in on May 15, 2002. He served as Chief Judge from 2012-2015. He retired from active service on May 15, 2015.[1] He has received an American Jurisprudence Award for Excellence in Contracts and Federal Courts. He was primarily assigned patent lawsuits in the U.S. district court. Davis has also received criticism for his history of rarely dismissing patent cases, most of which were represented by his son, representing Uniloc, a subsidiary of the Marathon Patent Group. [4]
References
- 1 2 "Biographical Directory of Federal Judges: Davis, Leonard E.". Federal Judicial Center.
- ↑ "The Chambers of the Honorable Leonard Davis, District Judge". United States District Court.
- ↑ "Judge Leonard Davis: Biography" (PDF). United States District Court. 2007-01-30.
- ↑ "Dockets & Filings by Leonard Davis". justia.com.
| Legal offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by David Folsom |
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas 2012–2015 |
Succeeded by Ron Clark |
| Preceded by Paul N. Brown |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas 2002–2015 |
Vacant |
External links
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- Gregg Keizer (2009-08-12). "Judge orders Microsoft to pay $300M in Word patent case". Computerworld.
- Leonard Davis at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
