Grant Dorfman
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S. Grant Dorfman is an American judge.
Dorfman earned a Bachelor of Arts with honors in history from Brown University, followed by a Master of Studies in history and political philosophy from Oxford University, then his J.D. from Yale Law School.[1] Dorfman clerked for Jerry Edwin Smith, and began his career with Susman Godfrey and Ogden, Gibson, White & Broocks.[1] Between 2002 and 2008, Dorfman served on the 129th Civil District Court.[1][2] He then worked for Nabors Industries.[2][3] He returned to a judgeship in 2013, for the 334th District, and joined Pappas Grubbs Price in 2017.[2][4] Dorfman served as deputy first assistant attorney general under Ken Paxton from December 2023,[5] leaving the position in June 2024 to accept a gubernatorial appointment to the newly created Eleventh Business Court Division in Houston.[6][7]
Dorfman is an elected member of the American Law Institute.[8]