Texas 5th Court of Appeals
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David Schenck* (R-Dallas)  |
David J. Hanschen (R-Dallas)  |
| Current Job | Justice, Texas 5th Court of Appeals, Place 7 | |
| Website | www.keepjusticeschenck.com | |
| Undergraduate | SUNY-Albany | University of North Texas |
| Juris Doctor | Baylor Law School | Southern Methodist University |
| Party Affiliation | Republican | Republican |
| Year of State Bar Licensure |
1992 | |
| Judicial Experience – Appellate |
Justice, 5th Court of Appeals 2015 to present |
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| Judicial Experience – Other | Law Clerk, Chief Judge U.S. Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit (1992-93) |
Judge of 254th District Court (won as Democrat) – lost in 2010 |
| Non-Judicial Legal Experience 000000000000000 |
Jones Day, partner in charge of Dallas Issues & Appeals Group (2004-10) Deputy Attorney General for Legal Counsel (2010-12) Dykema Cox Smith, partner in charge of National Spec. Lit. Group (2012-15) |
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| Admitted | Texas, 1992 U.S. Supreme Court |
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| Honors | Texas Bar President’s Award Valedictorian Baylor Law School Texas Monthly “Superlawyers” — Appellate D Magazine Best Lawyers — Appellate “AV” rated Martindale Hubbell |
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| Last Judicial Election Win % |
Hanschen ran for election to the 301st District Court as a Democrat. Primary: He was defeated in the Democratic primary on March 4, 2014, receiving 8.7 percent of the vote. He competed against George White, Mary Brown, Lawrence J. Praeger and Craig Bonham.[2][4][5] |
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| Board Certifications |
Civil Appellate Law | |
| Recent Bar Poll Rankings |
bar poll pending | |
| Key Endorsements | Governor Greg Abbott, Senator Van Taylor, Texas Civil Justice League PAC, Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC | |
| Judicial Philosophy | Conservative, constructionist. Judges should interpret the law as written, and not attempt to legislate from the bench. | |
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