Leonard Davis (judge)

Leonard E. Davis
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
In office
2012–2015
Preceded byDavid Folsom
Succeeded byRon Clark
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
In office
May 10, 2002 – May 15, 2015
Appointed byGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byPaul N. Brown
Succeeded byJ. Campbell Barker
Personal details
Born
Leonard Elsworth Davis III

(1948-01-15) January 15, 1948 (age 76)
Fort Worth, Texas
EducationUniversity of Texas, Arlington (BA)
Texas Christian University (MA)
Baylor University (JD)
ProfessionLawyer, politician, federal judge

Leonard E. Davis (born 1948) is an American lawyer and former judge. He served as Chief Justice of the Twelfth Court of Appeals of Texas, from 2000–2002, and was nominated by George W. Bush on January 23, 2002 to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas until his retirement May 15th, 2015.