Judge Wade Faulkner

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Education and biography

Biography
  • Appointed by Governor Greg Abbott as the first judge of the newly created 478th Judicial District Court on August 18, 2022
  • Over 23 years of service in the U.S. Army, retiring in 2016
  • Served in all facets of the military justice system - as a prosecutor, defense attorney, and military judge
  • Oversaw the court-martial prosecution of Maj. Nidal Hasan (the Ft. Hood shooter) from 2011-2013.
  • Owned/operated the Law Office of Wade Faulkner, PLLC from 2016-2022
Education
  • B.A., History (cum laude), Texas Tech University, 1995
  • J.D. Baylor Law School, 2001
  • LLM, Military Law, The Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School, 2008
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