Jennifer Walker Elrod
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Born 1966.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush (Republican)
- Nominated
- Mar 29, 2007
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Oct 4, 2007
- Commissioned
- Oct 19, 2007
Education
- B.A., Baylor University, 1988
- J.D., Harvard Law School, 1992
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. Sim Lake, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, 1992-1994
- Private practice, Houston, Texas, 1994-2002
- Adjunct faculty, University of Houston Law Center, 1995
- Judge, Harris County [Texas] One Hundred and Ninetieth District Court, 2002-2007
- Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2024-present
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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