David Godbey's Biography
- Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court - Northern
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Full Name:
David C. Godbey
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Beverley; Children 2: John, Ruth
Birth Date:
1957
Birth Place:
Temple, TX
Home City:
Dallas, TX
JD, Harvard Law School, 1982
BS, Mathematics, Southern Methodist University, 1978
BSEE, Electrical Engineering, Southern Methodist University, 1978
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Chief Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of Texas, 2022-present
Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of Texas, 2002-2022
Judge, 160th District Court, State of Texas, 1994-2002
Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of Texas, August 1, 2002
Nominated by President George W. Bush, Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of Texas, January 23, 2002
Attorney, Hughes & Luce; Dallas, Texas, 1983-1994
Law Clerk, Honorable Irving L. Goldberg, United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1982-1983
Member, American Law Institute
Master, Mac Taylor American Inn of Court
Commissioner, National Conference of Commissioners for Uniform State Laws