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Gregg Costa (Gregg Jeffrey Costa) was born on 19 June, 1972 in Baltimore, Maryland, is an American judge (born 1972). Discover Gregg Costa's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 51 years old?

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Born 19 June 1972
Birthday 19 June
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1972

Gregg Jeffrey Costa (born June 19, 1972) is an American attorney who is a former United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

Costa was born in Baltimore, Maryland, but grew up in Richardson, Texas, where he attended Richardson High School.

1994

He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1994 from Dartmouth College.

While at Dartmouth, Costa interned for the Democratic National Committee.

After college, Costa taught elementary school in Sunflower, Mississippi, as part of the Teach for America program from 1994 until 1996.

1999

He then earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Texas School of Law in 1999, where he was the Editor-in-Chief of the Texas Law Review.

From 1999 until 2000, Costa served as a law clerk to Judge A. Raymond Randolph on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

2001

He then served as a law clerk to Chief Justice William Rehnquist on the U.S. Supreme Court from 2001 until 2002.

2002

From 2002 to 2005, Costa worked as an associate at the law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges in Houston.

2005

From 2005 to 2012, Costa served as an assistant United States attorney in the Southern District of Texas.

2009

Likely Costa's highest-profile prosecution in his six years as a federal prosecutor was the case against convicted Ponzi schemer Allen Stanford, who was indicted in 2009.

2011

In January 2011, Stanford's legal team requested a delay of the start of his scheduled January 24, 2011, trial, noting that they had only taken over his defense in October 2010.

Costa told the judge presiding over the trial that while he did not object to some delay in the trial, "the requested continuance of two years is excessive."

In February 2011, Stanford sued Costa and his fellow prosecutor Paul Pelletier, along with several employees of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, complaining of "abusive law enforcement" and seeking $7.2 billion in damages.

In March 2011, Stanford's attorneys argued that the defendant's right to a speedy trial had been violated.

Costa, however, told the Associated Press that delays largely were the result of Stanford's own requests for continuances.

In July 2011, Texas's two Republican senators, John Cornyn and Kay Bailey Hutchison, sent a letter to President Barack Obama, recommending that he nominate Costa to the vacant seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas that had been created when Judge John David Rainey took senior status in June 2010.

The seat would be based in the Galveston Division.

The anticipated nomination earned bipartisan support, as Democratic United States Representative Lloyd Doggett, who serves as the spokesman for Texas Democrats on federal judicial matters, urged the president to nominate Costa as well.

On September 8, 2011, President Obama nominated Costa to the seat on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

He received a hearing by the Senate Judiciary Committee on November 2, 2011, and his nomination was reported to the floor on December 1, 2011.

2012

In March 2012, Stanford was found guilty on 13 of 14 counts including fraud, obstructing investigators and conspiracy to commit money laundering.

Costa's nomination was approved by the U.S. Senate on April 26, 2012, by a 97–2 vote.

He received his commission the same day.

2013

On December 19, 2013, President Obama nominated Costa to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated by Fortunato Benavides, who assumed senior status on February 3, 2012.

2014

His service as a district court judge was terminated on June 2, 2014, when he was elevated to the court of appeals.

He received a hearing before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on February 25, 2014.

On March 27, 2014, Costa's nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote.

On May 13, 2014, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid filed for cloture on Costa's nomination.

On May 15, 2014, the United States Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 58–36 vote.

On May 20, 2014, he was confirmed by a 97–0 vote.

He received his commission on June 2, 2014.

In January 2022, Costa announced he would be resigning from the court in August 2022.

Costa resigned on August 31, 2022.

2019

Costa dissented in Collins v. Mnuchin (5th Cir. 2019), a ruling that struck down the Federal Housing Finance Agency as a violation of the separation of powers and was affirmed by the Supreme Court in Collins v. Yellen.

Costa argued that the Court violates the separation of powers itself by ruling that Congress violated the separation of powers by creating an independent agency.

In September 2022, Costa became a partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP.