Judge George Hanks, seen in a May 28, 2015 photo, is the new US District Court Judge in Galveston, Texas. He's the first African-American judge to preside over the court and will serve with life tenure. President Barack Obama nominated Hanks in September. Hanks is a Harvard graduate and has been a judge for more than 15 years. (Stuart Villanueva/The Galveston County Daily News)
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