Christopher dos Santos

Christopher dos Santos

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Nonpartisan

United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas

Tenure

2020 - Present

Term ends

2028

Years in position

5

Elections and appointments

Appointed

2020

Education

Bachelor's

Georgia Institute of Technology, 2005

Law

John Marshall Law School, Atlanta, 2009

Christopher dos Santos is a magistrate judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. He assumed office on July 24, 2020.

Biography

Education

Dos Santos obtained a bachelor of science in management from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2005 and a J.D. from Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School in 2009.

Professional career

• 2014-2020: Assistant U.S. attorney, United States Attorney’s Office, Laredo, Texas
• 2013-2014: Special assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of North Carolina

Military service

• 2019-2020: Judge advocate, United States Marine Corps Reserves
• 2013-2014: United States Marine Corps
• 2010-2014: Judge advocate, United States Marine Corps

Judicial career

Christopher dos Santos joined the Southern District of Texas as a federal magistrate judge on July 24, 2020.

See also

• Southern District of Texas
• United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit

External links

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• United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit

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Texas courts

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Federal courts:

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, Northern District of Texas, Southern District of Texas • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, Northern District of Texas, Southern District of Texas

State courts:

Texas Supreme Court • Texas Court of Appeals • Texas Court of Criminal Appeals • Texas District Courts • Texas County Courts • Texas County Courts at Law • Texas Statutory Probate Courts • Texas Justice of the Peace Courts

State resources:

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