Harold R. DeMoss Jr.

Harold R. DeMoss Jr.
Harold R. DeMoss Jr.
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
	In office; July 1, 2007 – April 16, 2015
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
	In office; December 2, 1991 – July 1, 2007
Appointed by	George H. W. Bush
Preceded by	Jerre Stockton Williams
Succeeded by	Catharina Haynes
Personal details
Born	Harold R. DeMoss Jr.; December 30, 1930; Houston, Texas
Education	Rice University (B.A.); University of Texas School of Law (LL.B.)

Harold R. DeMoss Jr. (born December 30, 1930) is a former United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Education and career

DeMoss graduated from Rice University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1952 and the University of Texas School of Law with a Juris Doctor in 1955. After serving in the United States Army from 1955 to 1957, he joined the Houston law firm Bracewell & Patterson, where he became a partner and remained until his appointment to the bench. In 1988, he took a six-month sabbatical from the firm to work on the presidential campaign of George H. W. Bush.[1]

DeMoss was nominated by President George H. W. Bush on June 27, 1991, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated by Judge Jerre Stockton Williams. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 27, 1991, and received commission on December 2, 1991. He assumed senior status on July 1, 2007. His service terminated on April 16, 2015, due to retirement.[1]

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Legal offices
Preceded by Jerre Stockton Williams	Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit 1991–2007	Succeeded by Catharina Haynes

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