ulated ▁places ▁in ▁A qq ala ▁County <0x0A> </s> ▁Jorge ▁C . ▁R angel ▁( born ▁February ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 4 8 ) ▁is ▁a ▁Texas ▁lawyer ▁and ▁a ▁former ▁federal ▁jud icial ▁nom ine e ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als ▁for ▁the ▁Fif th ▁Circ uit . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Born ▁in ▁Alice , ▁Texas , ▁R angel ▁earned ▁a ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Houston ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁and ▁a ▁law ▁degree ▁from ▁the ▁Harvard ▁Law ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁ ▁Professional ▁career ▁R angel ▁has ▁worked ▁in ▁private ▁law ▁practice ▁for ▁much ▁of ▁his ▁professional ▁career . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁he ▁worked ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁professor ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Houston ▁Law ▁Center . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁Texas ▁G ov . ▁Mark ▁White ▁appointed ▁R angel ▁to ▁a ▁state ▁jud ges hip ▁in ▁Nue ces ▁County . ▁ ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁private ▁practice ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁and ▁currently ▁is ▁based ▁in ▁Cor pus ▁Christ i , ▁Texas . ▁ ▁Nom ination ▁to ▁the ▁Fif th ▁Circ uit ▁On ▁July ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁President ▁Cl inton ▁nominated ▁R angel ▁to ▁a ▁vac ancy ▁on ▁the ▁Fif th ▁Circ uit ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁created ▁by ▁Judge ▁William ▁Lock hart ▁Gar wood ▁taking