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Gregg Jeffrey Costa

Gregg Jeffrey Costa

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

Born 1972 in Baltimore, MD

FJC ID: 3425

Gregg Jeffrey Costa (born June 19, 1972) is an American attorney who is a former United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

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Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Private practice, Houston, Texas
    2002–2005, 2022–present
  2. Southern District of Texas
    Southern District of Texas
    Assistant U.S. attorney · 2005–2012
  3. Supreme Court of the United States
    Supreme Court of the United States
    Law clerk , Hon. William H. Rehnquist · 2001–2002
  4. Office of the Solicitor General, U.S. Department of Justice
    Office of the Solicitor General, U.S. Department of Justice
    Bristow Fellow · 2000–2001
  5. U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
    Law clerk , Hon. A. Raymond Randolph · 1999–2000

Appointments

  1. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    2014–2022 · Appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
    Term ended: Resignation
  2. Texas Southern District Court
    U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
    2012–2014 · Appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
    Term ended: Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Education

  1. University of Texas School of Law
    University of Texas School of Law
    J.D. · 1999
  2. Dartmouth College
    B.A. · 1994