Appointed by Jimmy Carter Succeeded by Edith Jones Preceded by Seat established Name Carolyn King | Succeeded by Vacant Role Judge Preceded by Henry Politz | |
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Born January 30, 1938 (age 86)
Syracuse, New York, U.S. ( 1938-01-30 ) Alma mater Smith College
Yale Law School Education Yale Law School, Smith College Similar People Jerry Edwin Smith, Jennifer Walker Elrod, Priscilla Owen | ||
Hon carolyn dineen king u s circuit judge houston on the first ten pages
Carolyn Dineen King (born January 30, 1938, in Syracuse, New York) is a senior judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Her chambers are in Houston, Texas.
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- Hon carolyn dineen king u s circuit judge houston on the first ten pages
- 2005 margaret brent award honoree hon carolyn dineen king
- Education and legal practice
- Judicial experience
- Honors and awards
- Notable activities
- Personal information
- References
2005 margaret brent award honoree hon carolyn dineen king
Education and legal practice
King graduated summa cum laude from Smith College in 1959, and earned a law degree from Yale Law School in 1962.
After the United States Attorney's office in Houston denied her a position as an Assistant United States Attorney—she believes it was because she was a woman—she joined Fulbright & Jaworski as a corporate and securities lawyer. From 1962 to 1979, she was in private practice in Houston.
Judicial experience
In 1979, President Jimmy Carter appointed her to the Fifth Circuit, where she has written over 4400 opinions. In 1999, King became the first woman to serve as Chief Judge of the Fifth Circuit, a position that she held until 2006.
In 2002, at the request of Chief Justice William Rehnquist, she became the first woman to chair the Executive Committee of the Judicial Conference of the United States.
King assumed senior status on December 31, 2013.
Honors and awards
In 2007, King received the Edward J. Devitt Distinguished Service to Justice Award from the American Judicature Society. King is also a 1997 recipient of the Smith College Medal and the American Bar Association’s Margaret Brent Award.
Notable activities
King was elected to the American Law Institute in 1985 and was elected to the ALI Council in 1991. She served as ALI's Treasurer from May 2010 to May 2013.
Personal information
King served under the name "Carolyn Dineen Randall" from 1979 to 1988. She is married to senior Fifth Circuit Judge Thomas Morrow Reavley.
King is widely considered to be a political and judicial moderate.