James C. Ho

James C. Ho
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Assumed office
January 4, 2018
Appointed by Donald Trump
Preceded by Carolyn Dineen King
4th Solicitor General of Texas
In office
May 2008 – December 9, 2010
Attorney General Greg Abbott
Preceded by Ted Cruz
Succeeded by Jonathan F. Mitchell
Personal details
Born James Chiun-Yue Ho
(1973-02-27) February 27, 1973
Taipei, Taiwan
Spouse(s) Allyson P. Newton
Education Stanford University (BA)
University of Chicago Law School (JD)

James Chiun-Yue Ho (born February 27, 1973)[1] is an American lawyer and a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Biography

He was born in Taiwan and moved to the U.S. with his parents as a toddler.[2]

Ho received his Bachelor of Arts in public policy, with honors, from Stanford University and a Juris Doctor with high honors, from the University of Chicago Law School in 1999.[2] Upon graduation from law school, he served as a law clerk to Judge Jerry Edwin Smith of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

He has served in the United States Department of Justice, first as a special assistant to the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, and then as an attorney-advisor in the Office of Legal Counsel. He has served as a law clerk to United States Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and as Chief Counsel to Senator John Cornyn on the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Before joining Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Ho served as Solicitor General of Texas in the Office of the Attorney General of Texas. He then served as co-chair of the Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher's appellate and constitutional law practice group.[3]

Ho has worked as a volunteer attorney with the First Liberty Institute, a religious legal advocacy organization.[4] He has held multiple positions as a member of the Federalist Society since 1996.[5]

Federal judicial service

On September 28, 2017, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Ho to an undetermined seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.[3] On October 16, 2017, President Trump sent Ho's nomination to the Senate. He was nominated to serve as a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, to the seat vacated by Judge Carolyn Dineen King, who took senior status on December 31, 2013.[6] On November 15, 2017, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[7] On December 7, 2017, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 11–9 vote.[8] On December 14, 2017, the full United States Senate voted 53–43 to confirm Ho's nomination.[9] He received his judicial commission on January 4, 2018.

Notable ruling

On April 18, 2018, in his first written opinion from the bench, Ho dissented from a denial of a rehearing en banc in a case regarding a limit on campaign contributions.[10][11][12]

References

  1. ↑ MyLife.com profile
  2. 1 2 Council, John (December 14, 2017). "Senate Confirms Former Texas Solicitor General James Ho to Fifth Circuit". Texas Lawyer. New York City. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
  3. 1 2 " President Donald J. Trump Announces Eighth Wave of Judicial Candidates" White House, September 28, 2017 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ↑ "First Liberty Institute Congratulates Its Former Volunteer Attorney James C. Ho on His Judicial Confirmation". December 14, 2017. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). judiciary.senate.gov. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Fifteen Nominations Sent to the Senate Today" White House, October 16, 2017
  7. ↑ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for November 15, 2017
  8. ↑ Results of Executive Business Meeting – December 7, 2017, Senate Judiciary Committee
  9. ↑ U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 115th Congress – 1st Session United States Senate Vote Summary: Vote Number 317, United States Senate, December 14, 2017
  10. ↑ "IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 16-51366: Donald Zimmerman v. City of Austin, Texas" (PDF). April 18, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  11. ↑ Stern, Mark Joseph (April 24, 2018). "Trump Judge Judges Trumpily". slate.com. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  12. ↑ Smith, Bradley (May 2, 2018). "Trump-appointed judge delivers fantastic campaign finance opinion in first ruling". The Washington Examiner. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
Legal offices
Preceded by
Ted Cruz		 Solicitor General of Texas
2008–2010		 Succeeded by
Jonathan F. Mitchell
Preceded by
Carolyn Dineen King		 Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
2018–present		 Incumbent
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