Background
Hofmeister, Kent S. was born on August 18, 1951 in Saint Louis, Missouri, United States.
Hofmeister, Kent S. was born on August 18, 1951 in Saint Louis, Missouri, United States.
Southern Methodist University (Bachelor of Fine Arts, 1973. Juris Doctor, 1976); spoken languages: Spanish.
Worked at Vial, Hamilton, Koch & Knox, Limited liability partnership (Dallas, Texas) specializing in State and Local Government Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1976, Texas. 1977, United States. District Court, Northern District of Texas.
1979, United States.
Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. 1980, United States. Supreme Court. United States. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.
1986, United States.
District Court, Western District of Texas. 1987, United States. District Court, Eastern District of Texas. 1995, United States. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.
Delta Theta Phi.
Company-Author: "Praprotnik, Municipal Policy and Policymakers: The Supreme Court"s Constriction of Municipal Liability," 13 Southern Illinois University Law Journal 857, 1989. Contributing Author: Section 1983 Litigation: Forms (1995 Supplement). Author: "The Proposed Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Federal Rules of Evidence - The Official Report of the Federal Bar Association," Federal Bar News & Journal, Volume 39, Number.
6 (July 1992).
Member, Civil Justice Reform Acting Advisory Committee, Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division, 1991-1995. Member, Board of Advisors, Law Magnet High School, Dallas Independent School District, 1989. Member: Dallas, Federal (Executive Committee, 1994-1997.
Section Coordinator, 1994-1997.
Chair, Federal Litigation Section, 1993-1994. Fifth Circuit Officer, 1992-1994.
Dallas Chapter President, 1990-1991) and American Bar Associations. State Bar of Texas; Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit.
Member, Civil Justice Reform Acting Advisory Committee, Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division, 1991-1995. Member, Board of Advisors, Law Magnet High School, Dallas Independent School District, 1989. Member: Dallas, Federal (Executive Committee, 1994-1997.
Section Coordinator, 1994-1997.
Chair, Federal Litigation Section, 1993-1994. Fifth Circuit Officer, 1992-1994.
Dallas Chapter President, 1990-1991) and American Bar Associations. State Bar of Texas; Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit.