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Gabrielle Anne Kirk McDonald
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Gabrielle Anne Kirk McDonald served on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Appointed by Jimmy Carter and confirmed May 10, 1979. ABA rating: Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Jimmy Carter
- Confirmed
- May 10, 1979
- ABA rating
- Qualified
- Born
- 1942
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of TexasJimmy Carter · May 10, 1979 – Aug 14, 1988
Education
- Howard University School of LawLL.B., 1966
Career
Staff attorney, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, New York City, 1966-1968; Private practice, Houston, Texas, 1969-1979; Faculty, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Texas Southern University, 1970, 1975-1977, 1993-; Visiting professor, St. Mary's Law School, 1991-1993; Judge, International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, The Hague, 1993-1999; president, 1997-1999; Judge, Iran-United States Claim Tribunal, The Hague, 2001-
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