John H. Hannah Jr.

Judge John H. Hannah Jr.

Personal

Birthday:

6/30/1939

Birthplace:

Nacogdoches County, TX

Date of Death:

12/4/2003

Place of Death:

West Palm Beach, FL

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

U.S. Navy, 1958-1961
State representative, Fifth District, Texas, 1967-1973
Private practice, Lufkin, Texas, 1971-1973, 1975-1977, 1981-1991
District attorney, Angelina County, Texas, 1973-1975
Legal counsel, Common Cause of Texas, 1975
U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Texas, 1977-1981
Secretary of state, State of Texas, 1991-1994

Education

Name of School:

Sam Houston State University

Degree:

B.S.

Degree Year:

1966

Name of School - Second:

South Texas College of Law

South Texas College of Law provides an accessible legal education, distinguished by its excellence, to a diverse body of students committed to serving their communities and the profession.

Name of School - Third:

University of Houston Law Center

UH Law Center boasts a number of programs that span the panoply of legal issues- health law, intellectual property & information law, consumer law, energy & environmental law, criminal justice. Two of our institutes, which oversee the UH Law Center programs, are considered among the best in the country: Health Law & Policy Institute and Intellectual Property & Information Law.

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas

Court Name:

Texas Eastern District Court

President Nominating:

William J. Clinton

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

3/11/1994

Termination Date:

12/4/2003

Termination Reason:

Death