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| Douglas Lang | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals | |
| Title: | Judge |
| Position: | Place 11 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Gov. Rick Perry |
| Active: | 2002-2018 |
| Past post: | Attorney, private practice |
| Past term: | Before joining court |
| Personal History | |
| Home State: | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Party: | Republican |
| Bachelors: | Drake University |
| Law School: | University of Missouri-Columbia |
| Candidate 2012: | |
| Candidate for: | Fifth District Court of Appeals |
| State: | Texas |
| Election information 2012: | |
| Incumbent: | Yes |
| Primary date: | May 29, 2012 |
| Primary vote: | 100% |
| Election date: | November 6, 2012 |
| Election vote: | 52.3% |
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Douglas S. Lang is a judge on the Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals. Governor Perry appointed him to this position in 2002[1]. He was re-elected on November 6, 2012 for a term that expires on December 31, 2018.[2][3]
Education
Justice Lang earned a bachelor's degree from Drake University in 1969 and a law degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1972.[1]
Legal career
After law school, Justice Lang worked as a briefing attorney for Judge Fred L. Henley of the Missouri Supreme Court. Prior to joining the bench upon a 2002 appointment by Gov. Rick Perry, Justice Lang worked in private practice for nearly 30 years with two firms: Webber, Baker, Allums and, for 24 years, Garderre Wynne Sewell LLP.[1]
2012 election
Lang defeated judicial candidate Tonya J. Holt in the general election on November 6, 2012, with 52.3% of the vote. [4] [5][3]
- See also: Texas judicial elections, 2012
Memberships
- Former member of the State Bar of Texas Board of Directors
- Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation
- Fellow of the Dallas Bar Foundation
- Former president of the Dallas Association of Young Lawyers
- Former chair of Legal Services of NorthWest Texas
- Former president of the National Conference of Bar Presidents
- Former Chair of the Texas Center for Legal Ethics and Professionalism
- Current member of the Board of Trustees of the American Inns of Court Foundation.[1]
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