Background
Knight, John R. was born on May 13, 1954 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States.
Knight, John R. was born on May 13, 1954 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States.
Rice University (Bachelor of Arts, 1976). University of Texas (Juris Doctor, with honors, 1979).
Admitted to the bar, 1979, Texas. 1980, United States. District Court, Southern District of Texas and United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
1982, United States.
Court of Appeals, Tenth and Eleventh Circuits. 1986, United States. Supreme Court. 1991, United States. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.
1994, United States.
District Court, Eastern District of Texas and United States. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. 1995, United States. District Court, Northern and Western Districts of Texas and United States.
Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Editor, O"Connor"s Federal Rules and Civil Trials, 1997. Author: "Too Much Reconsidered: A Plea to the Texas Supreme Court for Changes in it"s Handling of Motions for Rehearing," The Appellate Advocate, January, 1996.
"Litigation Tips, The Federal Lawyer," May, 1996, June, 1996, August, 1996. Member: Houston and Federal Bar Associations.
State Bar of Texas.
Houston, Federal and American Bar Associations. State Bar of Texas.