Education
Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University.
Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University.
Prior to that, he served as a clerk for the United States. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit chief judge Edith Jones from 1992–1993. And United States. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas (1995–1996), arguing nine cases before the nation"s high court in the 1990s. At the time of his appointment as solicitor general, he was working as an adjunct professor at Houston"s South Texas College of Law (1993–1995) and taught Civil Procedure and Constitutional Law.
He was also an adjunct professor at the University of Texas School of Law (2001–2002) where he taught United States Supreme Court Advocacy.
He was a lawyer at Weil, Gotshal & Manges Limited Liability Partnership in its Houston office from 1993–1995, left to clerk for the Honorable Clarence Thomas from 1995–1996, rejoined the Weil Houston office from 1996–1998, was appointed as the first Solicitor General of Texas from 1999–2001, and rejoined Weil to head its Austin office from 2001–2007. In 2007, he established his own law firm, Yetter Coleman.
Born in San Francisco to a military family, he graduated magna cum laude from Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University in 1987, with a degree in applied mathematical sciences, and received an Master of Business Administration from the same institution in 1989, summa cum laude. In 1992, he graduated from University of Texas School of Law with high honors, Chancellors Academic Honor Society.
While there, he was the managing editor of the Texas Law Review.
He was eulogized by Clarence Thomas, supreme court justice and the United States. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit judge, the honorable Edith Jones. His interment was in the Texas State Cemetery, a privilege for those who have served Texas in an honorable capacity.
