Dale Wainwright
J. Dale Wainwright (born June 19, 1961 in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee) is a former associate justice of the Texas Supreme Court, now in private practice with Greenberg Traurig, LLP in Austin, Texas.
Judge J. Dale Wainwright | |
|---|---|
| Justice of the Texas Supreme Court, Place 7 | |
| In office January 7, 2003 – September 30, 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Deborah Hankinson |
| Succeeded by | Jeffrey S. Boyd |
| District Judge of the 334th Civil Court of Harris County, Texas | |
| In office 1999–2003 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 19, 1961 Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Spouse | Debra Wainwright |
| Children | 4 |
| Residence(s) | Austin, Texas |
| Alma mater | Howard University (B.A.) University of Chicago Law School (J.D.) |
| Occupation | attorney, former jurist |
Wainwright was initially elected to a six-year term, in November 2002, to replace Deborah Hankinson. In 2008, he was re-elected to a second term that would have ended in December 2014.
On September 30, 2012, Wainwright officially resigned from the Texas Supreme Court after nearly a decade of service. He subsequently joined the Austin office of the law firm Bracewell and Giuliani. His successor on the court, effective December 3, 2012, was Jeffrey S. Boyd, a former chief of staff of then Texas Governor Rick Perry. Boyd was appointed by Perry to serve for the remainder of Wainwright's term.