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Vanessa D. Gilmore

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas · 1994

Vanessa D. Gilmore , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Vanessa Diane Gilmore (born October 26, 1956) is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. She was appointed to this position by President Bill Clinton in 1994. At that time, she was the youngest sitting federal judge in the United States. She was also the first graduate of the University of Houston to be appointed to the federal bench.

Education

  • Hampton UniversityB.S., 1977
  • University of Houston Law CenterJ.D., 1981

Career

Private practice, Houston, Texas, 1981-1994; Adjunct professor, University of Houston Law Center, 1984

Biography

Vanessa Diane Gilmore (born October 26, 1956) is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. She was appointed to this position by President Bill Clinton in 1994. At that time, she was the youngest sitting federal judge in the United States. She was also the first graduate of the University of Houston to be appointed to the federal bench.

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