Honorable Dale Wainwright (R)

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Texas Supreme Court Justice Dale Wainwright this week announced he will leave the High Court at the end of this month to join the Austin law firm Bracewell & Giuliani LLP. Wainwright has served on the state court since 2003.



Prior to becoming a member of the Texas Supreme Court, Wainwright was a district court judge in Harris County. Prior to becoming a part of the judiciary, he worked in private practice law firms in Nashville and Houston.



Wainwright called his years on the Supreme Court "profoundly satisfying." But he said he also enjoyed working in private practice law, saying, "It is time to return to it."



Wainwright earned his bachelor's degree summa cum laude from Howard University and while there studied for a semester at the London School of Economics. He earned his law degree from the University of Chicago School of Law.