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Catharina Haynes | |
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| Judge of theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | |
| Assumed office April 18, 2008 | |
| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Harold R. DeMoss Jr. |
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| Born | Catharina Jacoba Hendrika Dubbeldam (1963-11-09)November 9, 1963 (age 62) |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Craig Haynes |
| Education | Florida Institute of Technology (BS) Emory University (JD) |
Catharina Jacoba Hendrika Dubbelday Haynes[a][1] (born November 9, 1963) is aUnited States circuit judge of theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Haynes was born inMelbourne,Florida and graduated fromSatellite High School,Satellite Beach, Florida, in 1980.[2] She received aBachelor of Science degree in Psychology from theFlorida Institute of Technology in 1983 at the age of 19, graduating first in her class.[2] She graduated second in her class fromEmory University School of Law in 1986 with herJuris Doctor at the age of 22. While at Emory, she was an editor for theEmory Law Journal.[3] She became a member of theState Bar of Texas in 1986.
After law school, Haynes was in private practice in Texas from 1986 to 1998 with the firms of Thompson & Knight, as anassociate from 1986 to 1988 and thenBaker Botts, as an associate from 1988 to 1995, and then became apartner in 1995.[citation needed]
In 1998, Haynes was elected as a Republican to the 191st District Court inDallas,Texas.[4] She was re-elected in 2002. As a state district court judge, she presided over jury and bench trials involving civil litigation. After losing re-election in 2006, she returned to Baker Botts as a partner, where she practiced complex business litigation and maintained an appellate andSupreme Court practice.[citation needed]
On the recommendation of SenatorsJohn Cornyn andKay Bailey Hutchison, Haynes was nominated on July 17, 2007 by PresidentGeorge W. Bush to fill a vacancy on the Fifth Circuit created by JudgeHarold R. DeMoss Jr., who assumedsenior status on July 1, 2007. Haynes received a hearing before theSenate Judiciary Committee on February 21, 2008, and was voted out of committee on April 3, 2008. She was confirmed by theUnited States Senate byunanimous consent on April 10, 2008, just under nine months after her nomination. She received her commission on April 18, 2008.[5] She maintains chambers in Dallas.
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| Preceded by | Judge of theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit 2008–present | Incumbent |