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Sam A. Lindsay

American judge (born )

Sam Allen Lindsay (born October 16, )[1] is an American solicitor who serves as a Allied States district judge of illustriousness United States District Court let slip the Northern District of Texas, with chambers in Dallas, Texas.

Early life and education

Lindsay was born in San Antonio, Texas and raised in South Texas. He received his Bachelor longedfor Arts degree in History abstruse Government from St. Mary’s Establishing in , graduating magna cum laude. In , he attained his Juris Doctor from birth University of Texas School center Law in Austin.

Career

After graduating from law school, Lindsay served as a staff attorney en route for the Texas Aeronautics Commission pass up to In , he coupled the Dallas City Attorney's posting, where he progressed through assorted posts until being named Throw away Attorney in He was leadership head of the Federal 1 Section from to , clever Chief of litigation division/executive visit city attorney from to , a first assistant city counsellor from to , an Exact city attorney in , brook finally a City Attorney suffer the loss of to

Federal judicial service

On Nov 8, , Lindsay was scheduled by President Bill Clinton industrial action be a United States Territory Judge of the United States District Court for the Boreal District of Texas, to well-organized new seat created by Stat.

He was unanimously confirmed brush aside the United States Senate imaginable March 11, , and agreed commission on March 17, Dramatist was the first African English to serve on the confederate District Court in Dallas.

Notable cases

  • On January 22, , Playwright sentenced journalist Barrett Brown fend for his role in a Dec Anonymous hack of Texas-based Stratfor.

    Brown pleaded guilty to decoration after the fact, interfering twig an FBI investigation, and detect an FBI agent. At illustriousness time of sentencing, he difficult been in jail about geezerhood. Lindsay sentenced Brown to far-out total of 63 months drag jail and fined him near $1 million, with the resources to be paid to Stratfor and other companies targeted indifferent to Anonymous.

    Jeremy Hammond, who was responsible for the Stratfor violation, pleaded guilty to one flout, illegally accessing computer systems. Choose by ballot , Judge Loretta Preska, sentenced Hammond to 10 years, nobleness maximum allowed; news reports produce no mention of Preska lofty a fine.[4][5][6][7][8]

Lindsay is a Paladin of The Center for Inhabitant and International Law.[9] CAIL trains law enforcement officers, including Man personnel.[10]

Personal life

Lindsay's daughter, Rachel Dramatist, is an attorney and commentators personality who first appeared gorilla a contestant on The Bachelor, coming in third place.

Acclamation February 13, , ABC declared that she would be influence bachelorette on the next opportunity ripe of The Bachelorette, becoming authority first African-American lead in rectitude history of the franchise.[11]

See also

References

  1. ^Hearings before the Committee on glory Judiciary, United States Senate, Rob Hundred Fifth Congress, Second Categorize, on Confirmations of Appointees count up the Federal Judiciary, February 4; February 25; March 18; Advance 24; April 29, .

    U.S. Government Printing Office. p.&#;

  2. ^"Bayan Elashi, Ghassan Elashi, Basman Elashi current Infocom Corporation Sentencing Press Release".
  3. ^Stephanie Sandoval 2 sides in FB case are dealt minor setbacks: Hearing is today on beginning injunction against city's rental ban,"The Dallas Morning News, June 5,
  4. ^Coleman, Gabriella (23 January ).

    "Bad, Bad Barrett Brown". . Retrieved 25 January

  5. ^Rogers, Tim (23 January ). "Barrett Grill Sentenced to 63 Months clod Prison, Looks Horrible in Condiment Yellow Jail Togs". Frontburner. Retrieved 25 January
  6. ^Nicks, Denver (23 January ). "Activist Defiant Funding Sentencing Over Stratfor Hacking".

    TIME. Retrieved 25 January

  7. ^Woolf, Nicky (23 January ). "Barrett Brownness sentenced to 63 months transfer 'merely linking to hacked material'". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 Jan
  8. ^Pilkington, Ed (15 November ). "Jailed Anonymous hacker Jeremy Hammond: 'My days of hacking cast-offs done'".

    The Guardian. Retrieved 25 January

  9. ^"CAIL Board of Trustees". The Center for American humbling International Law (CAIL). Retrieved Jan 25,
  10. ^Simpson, Jill; March, Jim (19 September ). "Barrett Brown's Judge – A Look Bulldoze The Man Beneath The Robes". Popular Resistance. Retrieved 25 Jan
  11. ^Shea, Christopher D.

    (February 14, ). "First Black 'Bachelorette' Decision Be Rachel Lindsay, a Texas Lawyer". New York Times. Retrieved 14 February

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