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After attending public high school, Gonzales enlisted in the Air Force and was stationed at Fort Yukon, Alaska, before entering the United States Air Force Academy, where he remained for two years.
But in 1977, Gonzales changed his career interests from pilots to politics, transferring to Rice University to pursue a degree in political science. After graduating in 1979, Gonzales set his sights on Harvard Law School (HLS), where he received a J.D. in 1982.
In the years following his graduation from HLS, Gonzales worked in corporate law at the Houston law firm Vinson & Elkins—now infamous for its role as Enron’s law firm—where he eventually made partner in 1991.
Gonzales received numerous accolades during his time in corporate law, in which he focused on business, energy and real estate.
The Texas Young Lawyers Association named Gonzales as the Outstanding Young Lawyer of Texas in 1992. In 1994, he was selected as one of Five Outstanding Young Texans by the Texas Jaycees, a social and community organization.