John Cornyn

John Cornyn III (born February 2, 1952) is the junior United States Senator from Texas. He was elected to his first term in 2002. He is a Republican. His Democratic Party opponent was former Dallas, Texas, mayor Ron Kirk.

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February 2 - 1952 - United States Senator - Texas - 2002 - Republican - Democratic Party - Dallas, Texas - Ron Kirk

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He graduated from Trinity University and later earned his law degree (J.D.) degree from St. Mary's School of Law, both in San Antonio, Texas, Cornyn also earned a master's degree in law from the University of Virginia Law School in 1995.

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Trinity University - Law degree - J.D. - St. Mary's School of Law - San Antonio, Texas - Master's degree in law - University of Virginia - 1995

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After serving six years as a District Court Judge in San Antonio, Texas, he was elected to the Texas Supreme Court in 1990 and re-elected in 1996. One of the cases he heard while on the court involved two men arrested for having sex in their home. The case would later go all the way up to the Supreme Court of the United States as Lawrence v. Texas. Cornyn resigned from the Texas Supreme Court in 1997 to run for the office of attorney general of Texas. When elected, he became the first Republican to win the position since Reconstruction. He left that post for his successful Senate run.

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San Antonio, Texas - Texas Supreme Court - 1990 - 1996 - Supreme Court of the United States - Lawrence v. Texas - 1997 - Attorney general of Texas - Reconstruction

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In 2005 Cornyn's name was floated among possibilities to replace Supreme Court justices Sandra Day O'Connor or William Rehnquist.

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2005 - Sandra Day O'Connor - William Rehnquist

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