Louie Gohmert, who refused to wear a mask, tests positive for coronavirus

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158. He was a Judge Advocate in the military

Gohmert served in the United States Army Judge Advocate General's Corps, at Fort Benning, Georgia, from 1978-82.[8][9] The majority of his legal service in the U.S. Army was as a defense attorney.

Gohmert was elected as a state district judge for Texas's 7th Judicial District, serving Smith County (Tyler, Texas) from 1992 to 2002. He was elected to three terms.[8] He first saw national recognition for a 1996 probation requirement where he ordered an H.I.V. positive man, who was convicted on motor vehicle theft charges, to seek the written consent from all future sexual partners on a court provided form notifying them of his H.I.V. status.[10] The order angered LGBT activists and civil libertarians.[10]

In 2002, Gohmert was appointed by Texas Governor Rick Perry to fill a vacancy as Chief Justice on Texas's 12th Court of Appeals, where he served a six-month term, which ended in 2003.[7]