Andrew S. Hanen
| Andrew S. Hanen | |
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| Judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas | |
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Assumed office May 10, 2002 | |
| Nominated by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Filemon Vela, Sr. |
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| Born |
Andrew Scott Hanen December 10, 1953[1] Elgin, Illinois |
| Alma mater |
Denison University (1975) Baylor Law School (1978) |
Andrew Scott Hanen (born December 10, 1953) is a United States federal judge.
Early life
Hanen was born in Elgin, Illinois, but was raised in Waco, Texas. He received a B.A., with honors, from Denison University in 1975 and a J.D. from Baylor Law School in 1978, where he graduated first in his class. He was a briefing attorney to the Hon. Joe Greenhill, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas, from 1978 to 1979.[2]
Career
He was in private practice in Houston, Texas from 1979 to 2002.[2]
In 1992, Hanen was nominated by President George H. W. Bush to be a United States District Judge, but the nomination lapsed.[2]
On January 23, 2002, he was again nominated by President George W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas vacated by Filemon Vela, Sr. Hanen was confirmed by a 97-0 vote of the United States Senate on May 9, 2002,[3] and received his commission on May 10, 2002. Hanen maintains chambers in Brownsville, Texas.[4]
Notable case
Hanen presided over the case of Texas v. United States.
References
- ↑ "Andrew Scott Hanen". The Complete Marquis Who's Who Biographies. Accessed February 17, 2015 via LexisNexis.
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- Andrew S. Hanen at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ↑ "United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Judicial Nominations and Confirmations: 107th Congress". https://web.archive.org/web/20131107173920/http://www.judiciary.senate.gov/nominations/107thCongress.cfm. External link in
|website=(help); - ↑ txs.uscourts.gov: "United States District Judge Andrew S. Hanen"
External links
- Andrew S. Hanen at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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| Preceded by Filemon Vela, Sr. |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas 2002–present |
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