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Clinton Averitte
Clinton E. Averitte was a federal magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. He began serving in this position in 1987.[1]
Early life and education
Judge Averitte was born in 1948. He received his B.S. degree from the University of Texas in 1971 and his J.D. degree from Southern Methodist University School of Law in 1974.[1]
Career
Judge Averitte began his career in 1974 as a Texas Assistant Attorney General. In 1977, he joined the firm Hiersche, Martens & Averitte. He left this law firm in early 1979 to become an Assistant District Attorney in Lubbock County. He was the Chief of the Business Crimes Division until 1980, when he joined the Northern District of Texas as an Assistant U.S. Attorney. He became a magistrate judge on this court in 1987.[1]
See also
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit
External links
Footnotes
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