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Christopher dos Santos

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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
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.[1]

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[1]

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[1]

Judicial career

Christopher dos Santos joined the Southern District of Texas as a federal magistrate judge on July 24, 2020.[1]

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, "Appointment of United States Magistrate Judge Christopher A. dos Santos Laredo Division," accessed February 22, 2022
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Texas courts

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:

Courts in Texas • Texas judicial elections • Judicial selection in Texas

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