Dale Wainwright

Last modified on: 03-15-2024 15:23:26

Commissioner
(Public Safety, Texas Department of)

Entered Office: 01-06-2020 Term Ends: 01-01-2026

General Information

Home Town: Austin


Personal Information

Dale Wainwright of Austin is an attorney and shareholder of Greenberg Traurig, where he is Co-Chair of the firm's National Appellate Practice and Chair of the Texas Appellate Practice. Prior to joining Greenberg Traurig, he served as a Justice on the Texas Supreme Court for 10 years, and as Judge of the 334th Judicial District Court in Harris County. He is a gubernatorial appointee and chair of the Texas Board of Criminal Justice, member of the U.S. Chamber Litigation Center Board of Directors, an advisor to the Texas Supreme Court Access to Justice Commission’s Legislative Committee, and a trustee of the Center for American and International Law. In addition to being an elected member of the American Law Institute, he is a trustee and former president of the Texas Supreme Court Historical Society, former member of the Houston Bar Association Board of Directors, and former president of the Houston Young Lawyers Association. Wainwright earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Howard University and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Chicago School of Law.

Contact and Phone Numbers


P.O. Box 4087
Austin, TX 78773