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David Steven Morales

David Steven Morales

Texas Southern District Court

Born 1968 in Edinburg, TX

FJC ID: 6278461

David Steven Morales (born 1968) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

Gender
Male
Race
Hispanic

Prior employment

  1. Private practice, Austin, Texas
    2016–2019
  2. University of Texas System Board of Regents
    Deputy general counsel · 2014–2016
  3. Office of the Governor, State of Texas
    General counsel · 2011–2014
  4. State of Texas
    Office of the Attorney General · 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

Appointments

  1. Texas Southern District Court
    2019–present · Appointed by Donald J. Trump (Republican)

Education

  1. St. Mary's University School of Law, Texas
    J.D. · 1994
  2. St. Edward's University
    B.B.A. · 1990