Leonard E. Davis (born 1948) is an American lawyer and former judge. He served as Chief Justice of the Twelfth Court of Appeals of Texas, from 2000–2002, and was nominated by George W. Bush on January 23, 2002 to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas until his retirement May 15, 2015.
Leonard E. Davis
Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Born 1948 in Fort Worth, TX
FJC ID: 2939
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 13/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 20/year
Texas Eastern District Court · 2002–2015
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
- Private practice, Dallas, Texas2015–present
- Twelfth Court of Appeals of TexasChief justice · 2000–2002
- Private practice, Tyler, Texas1977–2000
- Texas Army National Guard1970–1973
Appointments
2002–2015 · Appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)Term ended: Retirement
Education
- Baylor University School of LawJ.D. · 1976
- Texas Christian UniversityM.A. · 1974
- University of TexasB.A. · 1970