Andrew Oldham is a Circuit Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Before ascending to the bench, Judge Oldham served as General Counsel to Texas Governor Greg Abbott, where he advised the Governor on a range of issues under federal and state law and managed litigation in which the Governor was an interested party. Before that he served as Deputy Solicitor General for the State of Texas, where he represented Texas in federal courts across the country, including twice before the United States Supreme Court. Before moving to Texas, Judge Oldham was an attorney at Kellogg Hansen Todd Figel & Frederick in Washington, D.C. His practice focused on appellate litigation in federal courts of appeals throughout the country. Before entering private practice, Judge Oldham served as a law clerk to Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr., at the Supreme Court of the United States and to Judge David B. Sentelle of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. He also worked as an attorney-adviser in the Office of Legal Counsel at the U.S. Department of Justice from 2006 to 2008. Judge Oldham earned a B.A. from the University of Virginia with highest honors, a Truman Scholarship for graduate school, an M. Phil., first class (with distinction), from Cambridge University, and a J.D., magna cum laude, from Harvard Law School.
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Founders & Foes: The Federalists and the Anti-Federalists
Kentucky Student Chapter
University of Kentucky College of Law620 South Limestone
Lexington, KY 40508
A Conversation with Judge Oldham
Texas Student Chapter
The University of Texas School of Law727 E Dean Keeton St
Austin, TX 78705
Woke, Smoke, or Smart: Regulators Push for ESG
2022 National Lawyers Convention
The Mayflower Hotel1127 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington, DC 20006
Return to Grounds: A Conversation with Judge Oldham and Judge McFadden
Virginia Student Chapter
University of Virginia School of Law580 Massie Road
Charlottesville, VA 22903
A Fireside Chat with Judge Oldham & Professor Sachs
Harvard Student Chapter
Harvard Law School1563 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138
The Future of Originalism: A Conversation with Judge Andrew Oldham and Professor Stephen Sachs
Harvard Student Chapter
Harvard Law SchoolWCC
Cambridge, MA 02138
William S. Consovoy, 1974-2023
To commemorate the repose of Will Consovoy, we will be posting reflections and expressions of...
Woke, Smoke, or Smart: Regulators Push for ESG
2022 National Lawyers Convention
Executive branch agencies such as the SEC, CFTC, FTC and others have recently used their...
Woke, Smoke, or Smart: Regulators Push for ESG
2022 National Lawyers Convention
Executive branch agencies such as the SEC, CFTC, FTC and others have recently used their...
Banquet, Founders & Foes (An Exchange)
2022 National Student Symposium
Many originalists are well-versed in The Federalist Papers. They rely on these documents to better...
Banquet, Founders & Foes (An Exchange)
2022 National Student Symposium
Many originalists are well-versed in The Federalist Papers. They rely on these documents to better...