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Douglas Lang

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Douglas Lang
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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

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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]. 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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