Andrew Stephen Oldham (born 1978) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He was appointed in 2018 by President Donald Trump. Prior to his appointment, Oldham was the general counsel to Texas Governor Greg Abbott and an associate at the law firm Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick.
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 21/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 69/year
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals · 2018–
Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- TexasOffice of Gov. Gregory W. Abbott · 2015–2018
- ↳deputy general counsel · 2015–2017
- ↳acting general counsel · 2017
- ↳general counsel · 2018
State of TexasDeputy solicitor general · 2012–2015- Private practice, Washington, D.C.2009–2012
Law clerk , Hon. Samuel A. Alito · 2008–2009- Office of Legal Counsel, U.S. Department of JusticeAttorney-advisor · 2006–2008
Law clerk , Hon. David B. Sentelle · 2005–2006
Appointments
2018–present · Appointed by Donald J. Trump (Republican)
Education
- Temple Bar Scholar, American Inns of Court2009
J.D. · 2005- University of CambridgeM.Phil. · 2002
- University of VirginiaB.A. · 2001