George Carol Hanks Jr.
Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2015 and confirmed by the Senate 91–0, George Carol Hanks Jr. is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. He earned a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1989. Sources ↓
- Born
- 1965 · age 61
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama, 2015
- Confirmed
- 91–0
- Education
- Louisiana State 1986 · Harvard Law School 1989
- Succeeded
- Nancy Friedman Atlas
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Southern District of Texas succeeded Nancy Friedman Atlas | Obama (D) | 91–0 |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.
Confirmation vote
Nomination Confirmed 91–0 on April 20, 2015 · 114th Congress, Roll Call 155. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.
Voted to confirm · 91
44 D, 45 R, 2 I
- Kelly Ayotte(R-NH)
- Tammy Baldwin(D-WI)
- John Barrasso(R-WY)
- Michael Bennet(D-CO)
- Richard Blumenthal(D-CT)
- Cory Booker(D-NJ)
- John Boozman(R-AR)
- Barbara Boxer(D-CA)
- Sherrod Brown(D-OH)
- Richard Burr(R-NC)
- Maria Cantwell(D-WA)
- Shelley Capito(R-WV)
- Ben Cardin(D-MD)
- Thomas Carper(D-DE)
- Bob Casey(D-PA)
- Bill Cassidy(R-LA)
- Thad Cochran(R-MS)
- Susan Collins(R-ME)
- Christopher Coons(D-DE)
- Bob Corker(R-TN)
- John Cornyn(R-TX)
- Tom Cotton(R-AR)
- Mike Crapo(R-ID)
- Steve Daines(R-MT)
- Joe Donnelly(D-IN)
- Richard Durbin(D-IL)
- Mike Enzi(R-WY)
- Joni Ernst(R-IA)
- Dianne Feinstein(D-CA)
- Deb Fischer(R-NE)
- Jeff Flake(R-AZ)
- Al Franken(D-MN)
- Cory Gardner(R-CO)
- Kirsten Gillibrand(D-NY)
- Chuck Grassley(R-IA)
- Orrin Hatch(R-UT)
- Martin Heinrich(D-NM)
- Heidi Heitkamp(D-ND)
- Dean Heller(R-NV)
- Mazie Hirono(D-HI)
- John Hoeven(R-ND)
- Jim Inhofe(R-OK)
- Johnny Isakson(R-GA)
- Ron Johnson(R-WI)
- Timothy Kaine(D-VA)
- Angus King(I-ME)
- Mark Kirk(R-IL)
- Amy Klobuchar(D-MN)
- James Lankford(R-OK)
- Patrick Leahy(D-VT)
- Mike Lee(R-UT)
- Joe Manchin(D-WV)
- Edward Markey(D-MA)
- John McCain(R-AZ)
- Claire McCaskill(D-MO)
- Mitch McConnell(R-KY)
- Robert Menendez(D-NJ)
- Jeff Merkley(D-OR)
- Barbara Mikulski(D-MD)
- Jerry Moran(R-KS)
- Christopher Murphy(D-CT)
- Patty Murray(D-WA)
- Bill Nelson(D-FL)
- Rand Paul(R-KY)
- David Perdue(R-GA)
- Gary Peters(D-MI)
- Rob Portman(R-OH)
- Jack Reed(D-RI)
- Harry Reid(D-NV)
- James Risch(R-ID)
- Pat Roberts(R-KS)
- Mike Rounds(R-SD)
- Bernie Sanders(I-VT)
- Ben Sasse(R-NE)
- Brian Schatz(D-HI)
- Charles Schumer(D-NY)
- Timothy Scott(R-SC)
- Jefferson Sessions(R-AL)
- Jeanne Shaheen(D-NH)
- Richard Shelby(R-AL)
- Debbie Stabenow(D-MI)
- Jon Tester(D-MT)
- John Thune(R-SD)
- Thomas Tillis(R-NC)
- Tom Udall(D-NM)
- David Vitter(R-LA)
- Mark Warner(D-VA)
- Elizabeth Warren(D-MA)
- Sheldon Whitehouse(D-RI)
- Roger Wicker(R-MS)
- Ron Wyden(D-OR)
Did not vote · 9
9 R
- Lamar Alexander(R-TN)
- Roy Blunt(R-MO)
- Dan Coats(R-IN)
- Ted Cruz(R-TX)
- Lindsey Graham(R-SC)
- Lisa Murkowski(R-AK)
- Marco Rubio(R-FL)
- Dan Sullivan(R-AK)
- Pat Toomey(R-PA)
Education
| Louisiana State University | B.A. | 1986 |
| Harvard Law School | J.D. | 1989 |
| Duke University School of Law | LL.M., judicial studies | 2014 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Hanks was assigned 4,365 district-court cases (2009–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 224 days across 3,251 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
On appeal
Of 226 of Hanks’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 170 were affirmed, 31 reversed or vacated, and 25 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed George Carol Hanks Jr.?
- President Barack Obama appointed George Carol Hanks Jr. to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas in 2015.
- Was George Carol Hanks Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- George Carol Hanks Jr. was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was George Carol Hanks Jr.'s confirmation vote?
- The Senate confirmed George Carol Hanks Jr. 91–0 on April 20, 2015.
- Which court is George Carol Hanks Jr. on?
- George Carol Hanks Jr. is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States Government (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- Confirmation roll-call (Senate.gov, 2015)
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11 years on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).