Xavier Rodriguez
| Xavier Rodriguez | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas | |
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Assumed office August 1, 2003 |
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| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Edward C. Prado |
| Texas Supreme Court Justice, Place 5 | |
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In office 2001–2002 |
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| Appointed by | Rick Perry |
| Preceded by | Greg Abbott |
| Succeeded by | Steven Wayne Smith |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Xavier Rodriguez 1961 (age 55–56) San Antonio, Texas |
| Education |
Harvard University B.A. University of Texas M.P.A. University of Texas School of Law J.D. |
Xavier Rodriguez (born 1961) is a former Justice of the Texas Supreme Court and is currently a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas.
Rodriguez was born in 1961 in San Antonio, Texas. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Harvard University, a Master of Public Administration degree from the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas and a Juris Doctor from the University of Texas Law School.
Prior to assuming the bench, he was a partner in the international law firm of Fulbright & Jaworski. Rodriguez was appointed to the Texas Supreme Court in 2001 by Governor Rick Perry. He was defeated for election in the Republican primary in 2002. His challenger was Steven Wayne Smith. Rodriguez outspent Smith $558,000 to $9,500.
After his defeat, Rodriguez returned to private practice briefly before being appointed to the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas in San Antonio by President George W. Bush.
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