Overview
Thomas rejoined Susman Godfrey after clerking for Judge Jed S. Rakoff on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Previously, he served as a law clerk to Chief Judge Diane S. Sykes on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Thomas graduated first in his class with highest honors from the University of Texas School of Law, where he served as Chief Articles Editor of the Texas Law Review and earned the highest grade in nine classes.
During law school, Thomas interned for Judge Lee H. Rosenthal on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Before law school, Thomas taught middle-school reading and writing in Houston, Texas, through Teach for America. He received his undergraduate degree magna cum laude from Yale University.
Honors & Distinctions
Honors and Awards
- Chancellors Honor Society, Grand Chancellor (highest GPA in the 2022 law-school class)
- Order of the Coif
- Dean’s Achievement Award: Outstanding Student in Civil Procedure, Torts, Introduction to Intellectual Property, Federal Courts, Conflict of Laws, Statutory Interpretation, Criminal Procedure: Investigation, Criminal Procedure: Prosecution, Corporate Accountability for Environmental and Public Health Harms
- Chief Articles Editor, Texas Law Review (Volume 100)
- Supreme Court Clinic
- Phi Beta Kappa
Clerkships
- Honorable Jed S. Rakoff, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
- Honorable Diane S. Sykes, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Education
Education
- The University of Texas School of Law (J.D., with Highest Honors)
- Yale University (B.A., with Distinction in History, magna cum laude)
Admissions
Admissions
Bar Admissions
- Texas
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Publications
- Note, Out of the “Black Hole”: Toward a New Approach to MDL Procedure, 100 Texas L. Rev. 1227 (2022)
