History / Courts

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

33 judges have served since Feb 21, 1857. Now: Sean D. Jordan RMichael Joseph Truncale RJ. Campbell Barker RJeremy Daniel Kernodle RAmos Louis Mazzant, III DRobert William Schroeder, III DJames Rodney Gilstrap DMarcia A. Crone R.

Judges
33
21 R · 11 D · 1 N(
Longest tenure
30 years
William Wayne Justice
Current
7.2 years
Sean D. Jordan, since Aug 20, 2019
history/court/district-court-for-the-eastern-district-of-texasEvery holder, newest first
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186018801900192019401960198020002020John Charles Watrous · 1857-02-21 – 1870-04-19 · None (reassignment)Joel C. C. Winch · 1870-10-11 – 1871-03-03 · RepublicanAmos Morrill · 1872-02-05 – 1883-10-18 · RepublicanChauncey Brewer Sabin · 1884-04-05 – 1890-03-30 · RepublicanDavid Ezekiel Bryant · 1890-05-27 – 1910-02-05 · RepublicanGordon James Russell · 1910-06-06 – 1919-09-14 · RepublicanWilliam Lee Estes · 1920-02-18 – 1930-06-14 · DemocratRandolph Bryant · 1931-01-24 – 1951-04-24 · RepublicanJoseph Warren Sheehy · 1951-06-08 – 1967-02-23 · DemocratWilliam Wayne Justice · 1968-06-07 – 1998-06-30 · DemocratT. John Ward · 1999-07-15 – 2011-10-01 · DemocratJames Rodney Gilstrap · 2011-12-06 – present · DemocratLamar John Ryan Cecil · 1954-12-03 – 1958-02-14 · RepublicanJoseph Jefferson Fisher · 1959-09-10 – 1984-01-30 · RepublicanHowell Cobb · 1985-04-04 – 2001-03-01 · RepublicanLeonard E. Davis · 2002-05-10 – 2015-05-15 · RepublicanJeremy Daniel Kernodle · 2018-11-02 – present · RepublicanWilliam Merritt Steger · 1970-12-01 – 1987-12-31 · RepublicanRichard A. Schell · 1988-06-06 – 2015-03-10 · RepublicanJ. Campbell Barker · 2019-05-03 – present · RepublicanRobert Manley Parker · 1979-04-26 – 1994-06-17 · DemocratThad Heartfield · 1995-03-17 – 2010-01-01 · DemocratAmos Louis Mazzant, III · 2014-12-19 – present · DemocratSam Blakeley Hall, Jr. · 1985-05-10 – 1994-04-10 · RepublicanDavid Folsom · 1995-03-17 – 2012-03-17 · DemocratRobert William Schroeder, III · 2014-12-19 – present · DemocratPaul Neeley Brown · 1985-10-17 – 2001-04-01 · RepublicanRon Clark · 2002-10-10 – 2018-02-28 · RepublicanMichael Joseph Truncale · 2019-05-16 – present · RepublicanJohn H. Hannah, Jr. · 1994-03-11 – 2003-12-04 · DemocratMichael H. Schneider, Sr. · 2004-09-10 – 2016-01-07 · RepublicanSean D. Jordan · 2019-08-20 – present · RepublicanMarcia A. Crone · 2003-10-03 – present · Republican
Sean D. Jordan R
Aug 20, 2019 – present · 7.2 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 54–34
Michael Joseph Truncale R
May 16, 2019 – present · 7.4 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 49–46
J. Campbell Barker R
May 3, 2019 – present · 7.5 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 51–47
Jeremy Daniel Kernodle R
Nov 2, 2018 – present · 8 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump
Amos Louis Mazzant, III D
Dec 19, 2014 – present · 12 years · appointed by Barack Obama
Robert William Schroeder, III D
Dec 19, 2014 – present · 12 years · appointed by Barack Obama
James Rodney Gilstrap D
Dec 6, 2011 – present · 15 years · appointed by Barack Obama
Michael H. Schneider, Sr. R
Sep 10, 2004 – Jan 7, 2016 · 11 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Jan 7, 2016 · confirmed 92–1
Marcia A. Crone R
Oct 3, 2003 – present · 23 years · appointed by George W. Bush · confirmed 91–0
Ron Clark R
Oct 10, 2002 – Feb 28, 2018 · 15 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Feb 28, 2018
Leonard E. Davis R
May 10, 2002 – May 15, 2015 · 13 years · appointed by George W. Bush · confirmed 97–0
T. John Ward D
Jul 15, 1999 – Oct 1, 2011 · 12 years · appointed by William J. Clinton
Thad Heartfield D
Mar 17, 1995 – Jan 1, 2010 · 15 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Jan 1, 2010
David Folsom D
Mar 17, 1995 – Mar 17, 2012 · 17 years · appointed by William J. Clinton
John H. Hannah, Jr. D
Mar 11, 1994 – Dec 4, 2003 · 9.7 years · appointed by William J. Clinton
Richard A. Schell R
Jun 6, 1988 – Mar 10, 2015 · 27 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Mar 10, 2015
Paul Neeley Brown R
Oct 17, 1985 – Apr 1, 2001 · 15 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Apr 1, 2001
Sam Blakeley Hall, Jr. R
May 10, 1985 – Apr 10, 1994 · 8.9 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan
Howell Cobb R
Apr 4, 1985 – Mar 1, 2001 · 16 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Mar 1, 2001
Robert Manley Parker D
Apr 26, 1979 – Jun 17, 1994 · 15 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter
William Merritt Steger R
Dec 1, 1970 – Dec 31, 1987 · 17 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon · senior status Dec 31, 1987
William Wayne Justice D
Jun 7, 1968 – Jun 30, 1998 · 30 years · appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson · senior status Jun 30, 1998
Joseph Jefferson Fisher R
Sep 10, 1959 – Jan 30, 1984 · 24 years · appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower · senior status Jan 30, 1984
Lamar John Ryan Cecil R
Dec 3, 1954 – Feb 14, 1958 · 3.2 years · appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower
Joseph Warren Sheehy D
Jun 8, 1951 – Feb 23, 1967 · 16 years · appointed by Harry S Truman
Randolph Bryant R
Jan 24, 1931 – Apr 24, 1951 · 20 years · appointed by Herbert Hoover
William Lee Estes D
Feb 18, 1920 – Jun 14, 1930 · 10 years · appointed by Woodrow Wilson
Gordon James Russell R
Jun 6, 1910 – Sep 14, 1919 · 9.3 years · appointed by William H. Taft
David Ezekiel Bryant R
May 27, 1890 – Feb 5, 1910 · 20 years · appointed by Benjamin Harrison
Chauncey Brewer Sabin R
Apr 5, 1884 – Mar 30, 1890 · 6 years · appointed by Chester A. Arthur
Amos Morrill R
Feb 5, 1872 – Oct 18, 1883 · 12 years · appointed by Ulysses Grant
Joel C. C. Winch R
Oct 11, 1870 – Mar 3, 1871 · 5 months · appointed by Ulysses Grant
John Charles Watrous N(
Feb 21, 1857 – Apr 19, 1870 · 13 years · appointed by None (reassignment)

Dates are from the Federal Judicial Center (commission to senior status or departure). Consecutive terms of one person are merged.