Senior Judge Fortunato P. Benavides (D)

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Personal Information

University of Houston, B.B.A., 1968 University of Houston Law Center, J.D., 1972

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Nominated by William J. Clinton on January 27, 1994, to a seat vacated by Thomas Gibbs Gee. Confirmed by the Senate on May 6, 1994, and received commission on May 9, 1994. Assumed senior status on February 3, 2012.