Douglas Lang
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| Douglas Lang | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals | |
| Title: | Judge |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Rick Perry |
| Active: | 2002-2012 |
| Past post: | Attorney, private practice |
| Past term: | Before joining court |
| Personal History | |
| Home State: | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Bachelors: | Drake University |
| Law School: | University of Missouri-Columbia |
Douglas S. Lang is a judge on the Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals. Governor Perry appointed him to this position in 2002[1]. His current term ends on December 31, 2012.[2]
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]
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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