John David Rainey

John David Rainey
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Incumbent
Assumed office June 11, 2010
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
In office May 14, 1990 – June 11, 2010
Appointed by	George H. W. Bush
Preceded by	Gabrielle Kirk McDonald
Succeeded by	Gregg Costa
Personal details
Born	1945 (age 78–79) Freeport, Texas, U.S.
Education	Southern Methodist University (BBA, JD)

John David Rainey (born 1945) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

Education and career

Rainey was born in Freeport, Texas. He received a Bachelor of Business Administration from Southern Methodist University in 1967 and was in the United States Army from 1969 to 1970. He then received a Juris Doctor from Southern Methodist University School of Law in 1972, entering in private practice in Dallas, Texas from 1973 to 1979, and in Angleton, Texas from 1979 to 1986. He was a director of the Angleton Chamber of Commerce from 1983 to 1987. He was a judge on the 149th District Court, Brazoria County, Texas from 1987 to 1990.

Federal judicial service

On January 24, 1990, Rainey was nominated by President George H. W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas vacated by Judge Gabrielle Kirk McDonald. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 11, 1990, and received his commission on May 14, 1990. He assumed senior status on June 11, 2010.

Sources

• John David Rainey at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.