James C. Ho
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Born 1973.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump (Republican)
- Nominated
- Oct 16, 2017
- Senate vote
- 53 to 43
- Confirmed
- Dec 14, 2017
- Commissioned
- Jan 4, 2018
Education
- B.A., Stanford University, 1995
- J.D., University of Chicago Law School, 1999
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. Jerry E. Smith, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1999-2000
- Private practice, Washington, D.C., 2000-2001
- Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, 2001-2003
- Civil Rights Division, 2001
- Office of Legal Counsel, 2001-2003
- Chief counsel, Subcommittee on the Constitution, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, 2003-2005
- Chief counsel, Subcommittee on Immigration, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, 2005
- Law clerk, Hon. Clarence Thomas, Supreme Court of the United States, 2005-2006
- Private practice, Dallas, Texas, 2006-2008, 2010-2017
- Solicitor general, State of Texas, 2008-2010;
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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