David Steven Morales
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Born 1968.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump (Republican)
- Nominated
- Jan 23, 2019
- Senate vote
- 56 to 41
- Confirmed
- Apr 10, 2019
- Commissioned
- Apr 25, 2019
Education
- B.B.A., St. Edward's University, 1990
- J.D., St. Mary's University School of Law, Texas, 1994
Career
- Office of the Attorney General, State of Texas, 1994-2011
- Law clerk, General Litigation Division, 1994
- Assistant attorney general, General Litigation Division, 1994-2004
- Associate deputy attorney general for litigation and chief ethics officer, 2004-2007
- Deputy attorney general for civil litigation, 2007-2010
- Deputy first assistant attorney general, 2010-2011
- General counsel, Office of the Governor, State of Texas, 2011-2014
- Deputy general counsel, University of Texas System Board of Regents, 2014-2016
- Private practice, Austin, Texas, 2016-2019
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, April 12, 2018; no Senate vote
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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