Background
Davis, Leonard E. was born on January 15, 1948 in Fort Worth, Texas, United States.
Davis, Leonard E. was born on January 15, 1948 in Fort Worth, Texas, United States.
He graduated cum laude and first in his class from Baylor Law School in 1976, where he was Editor-in-Chief of the Baylor Law Review and a member of Baylor"s interscholastic moot court and mock trial teams.
Born in Fort Worth, Texas received a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics from the University of Texas at Arlington in 1970, and his Master of Management Science Degree from Texas Christian University in 1974. Davis was also in the Texas Army National Guard from 1970 to 1973, and worked as a computer programmer and systems analyst prior to entering law school in 1974. Davis was in private practice as a civil trial attorney in Tyler, Texas for 23 years, from 1977 to 2000, and was Chief Justice of the Twelfth Court of Appeals of the State of Texas from 2000 to 2002.
On January 23, 2002, Davis was nominated by President George West. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas vacated by Paul North. Brown.
Davis was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 9, 2002, and received his commission on May 10, 2002. He was sworn in on May 15, 2002.
He served as Chief Judge from 2012-2015. He retired from active service on May 15, 2015.
He was primarily assigned patent lawsuits in the United States. district court.
Member: The Order of Barristers. Member, Interscholastic Moot Court and Mock Trial Teams. Editor-in-Chief, Baylor Law Review, 1975-1976.
General Counsel, Republican Party of Texas, 1983-1988.
Member: State Ethics Advisory Committee, 1983-1988. State Judicial Districts Board, 1988-1991.
Bar Admissions Committee, United States. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, 1986-1993.
Member: Smith County and American Bar Associations.
State Bar of Texas. American Arbitration Association.