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

41 judges have served since Apr 10, 1879. Now: Kasdin Miller Mitchell RAda Elene Brown RJames Wesley Hendrix RBrantley David Starr RMark Timothy Pittman RMatthew Joseph Kacsmaryk RKaren Gren Scholer RReed Charles O'Connor RJames E. Kinkeade RSam A. Lindsay D.

Judges
41
28 R · 13 D
Longest tenure
37 years
Edward Roscoe Meek
Current
13 days
Kasdin Miller Mitchell, since Oct 2, 2026
history/court/district-court-for-the-northern-district-of-texasEvery holder, newest first
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18801900192019401960198020002020Andrew Phelps McCormick · 1879-04-10 – 1892-03-22 · RepublicanJohn B. Rector · 1892-03-28 – 1898-04-09 · RepublicanEdward Roscoe Meek · 1899-02-15 – 1935-12-31 · RepublicanThomas Whitfield Davidson · 1936-02-05 – 1965-11-01 · DemocratWilliam McLaughlin Taylor, Jr. · 1966-07-22 – 1979-02-07 · DemocratDavid Owen Belew, Jr. · 1979-04-26 – 1990-05-07 · DemocratJohn H. McBryde · 1990-08-07 – 2018-10-09 · RepublicanMatthew Joseph Kacsmaryk · 2019-06-21 – present · RepublicanJames Clifton Wilson · 1919-06-24 – 1947-07-31 · DemocratJoe Ewing Estes · 1955-08-01 – 1972-07-01 · RepublicanEldon Brooks Mahon · 1972-07-03 – 1989-10-01 · RepublicanJorge Antonio Solis · 1991-09-16 – 2016-05-01 · RepublicanKaren Gren Scholer · 2018-03-06 – present · RepublicanWilliam Hawley Atwell · 1923-01-09 – 1954-12-31 · RepublicanLeo Brewster · 1962-03-17 – 1973-11-01 · DemocratRobert William Porter · 1974-06-20 – 1990-01-17 · RepublicanTerry R. Means · 1991-11-05 – 2013-07-03 · RepublicanMark Timothy Pittman · 2019-08-05 – present · RepublicanJoseph Brannon Dooley · 1947-07-09 – 1966-10-01 · DemocratHalbert Owen Woodward · 1968-06-07 – 1986-12-30 · DemocratSamuel Ray Cummings · 1987-12-09 – 2014-12-31 · RepublicanBrantley David Starr · 2019-08-06 – present · RepublicanSarah Tilghman Hughes · 1962-03-17 – 1975-08-04 · DemocratPatrick Errol Higginbotham · 1975-12-12 – 1982-08-03 · RepublicanA[llen] Joe Fish · 1983-02-24 – 2007-11-12 · RepublicanReed Charles O'Connor · 2007-11-21 – present · RepublicanRobert Madden Hill · 1970-12-01 – 1984-07-20 · RepublicanRobert B. Maloney · 1985-10-17 – 2000-08-31 · RepublicanDavid C. Godbey · 2002-08-02 – 2025-09-18 · RepublicanKasdin Miller Mitchell · 2026-10-02 – present · RepublicanHarold Barefoot Sanders, Jr. · 1979-04-26 – 1996-01-01 · DemocratSam A. Lindsay · 1998-03-17 – present · DemocratMary Lou Robinson · 1979-04-26 – 2016-02-11 · DemocratJames Wesley Hendrix · 2019-08-08 – present · RepublicanJerry Buchmeyer · 1979-10-05 – 2003-09-05 · DemocratJane J. Boyle · 2004-06-29 – 2025-10-01 · RepublicanSidney Allen Fitzwater · 1986-03-19 – 2018-09-22 · RepublicanAda Elene Brown · 2019-09-13 – present · Republican[Elton] Joe Kendall · 1992-05-15 – 2002-01-22 · RepublicanJames E. Kinkeade · 2002-11-15 – present · RepublicanBarbara M. Lynn · 1999-11-22 – 2023-05-15 · Democrat
Kasdin Miller Mitchell R
Oct 2, 2026 – present · 13 days · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 49–45
Ada Elene Brown R
Sep 13, 2019 – present · 7.1 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 80–13
James Wesley Hendrix R
Aug 8, 2019 – present · 7.2 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 89–1
Brantley David Starr R
Aug 6, 2019 – present · 7.2 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 51–39
Mark Timothy Pittman R
Aug 5, 2019 – present · 7.2 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 54–36
Matthew Joseph Kacsmaryk R
Jun 21, 2019 – present · 7.3 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 52–46
Karen Gren Scholer R
Mar 6, 2018 – present · 8.6 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 95–0
Reed Charles O'Connor R
Nov 21, 2007 – present · 19 years · appointed by George W. Bush
Jane J. Boyle R
Jun 29, 2004 – Oct 1, 2025 · 21 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Oct 1, 2025 · confirmed 99–0
James E. Kinkeade R
Nov 15, 2002 – present · 24 years · appointed by George W. Bush
David C. Godbey R
Aug 2, 2002 – Sep 18, 2025 · 23 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Sep 18, 2025
Barbara M. Lynn D
Nov 22, 1999 – May 15, 2023 · 23 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status May 15, 2023
Sam A. Lindsay D
Mar 17, 1998 – present · 29 years · appointed by William J. Clinton
[Elton] Joe Kendall R
May 15, 1992 – Jan 22, 2002 · 9.7 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush
Terry R. Means R
Nov 5, 1991 – Jul 3, 2013 · 22 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush · senior status Jul 3, 2013
Jorge Antonio Solis R
Sep 16, 1991 – May 1, 2016 · 25 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush
John H. McBryde R
Aug 7, 1990 – Oct 9, 2018 · 28 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush · senior status Oct 9, 2018
Samuel Ray Cummings R
Dec 9, 1987 – Dec 31, 2014 · 27 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Dec 31, 2014
Sidney Allen Fitzwater R
Mar 19, 1986 – Sep 22, 2018 · 33 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Sep 22, 2018 · confirmed 52–42
Robert B. Maloney R
Oct 17, 1985 – Aug 31, 2000 · 15 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Aug 31, 2000
A[llen] Joe Fish R
Feb 24, 1983 – Nov 12, 2007 · 25 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Nov 12, 2007
Jerry Buchmeyer D
Oct 5, 1979 – Sep 5, 2003 · 24 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status Sep 5, 2003
David Owen Belew, Jr. D
Apr 26, 1979 – May 7, 1990 · 11 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status May 7, 1990
Harold Barefoot Sanders, Jr. D
Apr 26, 1979 – Jan 1, 1996 · 17 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status Jan 1, 1996
Mary Lou Robinson D
Apr 26, 1979 – Feb 11, 2016 · 37 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status Feb 11, 2016
Patrick Errol Higginbotham R
Dec 12, 1975 – Aug 3, 1982 · 6.6 years · appointed by Gerald Ford
Robert William Porter R
Jun 20, 1974 – Jan 17, 1990 · 16 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon · senior status Jan 17, 1990
Eldon Brooks Mahon R
Jul 3, 1972 – Oct 1, 1989 · 17 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon · senior status Oct 1, 1989
Robert Madden Hill R
Dec 1, 1970 – Jul 20, 1984 · 14 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon
Halbert Owen Woodward D
Jun 7, 1968 – Dec 30, 1986 · 19 years · appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson · senior status Dec 30, 1986
William McLaughlin Taylor, Jr. D
Jul 22, 1966 – Feb 7, 1979 · 13 years · appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson · senior status Feb 7, 1979
Leo Brewster D
Mar 17, 1962 – Nov 1, 1973 · 12 years · appointed by John F. Kennedy · senior status Nov 1, 1973
Sarah Tilghman Hughes D
Mar 17, 1962 – Aug 4, 1975 · 13 years · appointed by John F. Kennedy · senior status Aug 4, 1975
Joe Ewing Estes R
Aug 1, 1955 – Jul 1, 1972 · 17 years · appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower · senior status Jul 1, 1972
Joseph Brannon Dooley D
Jul 9, 1947 – Oct 1, 1966 · 19 years · appointed by Harry S Truman · senior status Oct 1, 1966 · confirmed 48–36
Thomas Whitfield Davidson D
Feb 5, 1936 – Nov 1, 1965 · 30 years · appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt · senior status Nov 1, 1965
William Hawley Atwell R
Jan 9, 1923 – Dec 31, 1954 · 32 years · appointed by Warren G. Harding · senior status Dec 31, 1954
James Clifton Wilson D
Jun 24, 1919 – Jul 31, 1947 · 28 years · appointed by Woodrow Wilson · senior status Jul 31, 1947
Edward Roscoe Meek R
Feb 15, 1899 – Dec 31, 1935 · 37 years · appointed by William McKinley · senior status Dec 31, 1935 · confirmed 41–8
John B. Rector R
Mar 28, 1892 – Apr 9, 1898 · 6 years · appointed by Benjamin Harrison
Andrew Phelps McCormick R
Apr 10, 1879 – Mar 22, 1892 · 13 years · appointed by Rutherford B. Hayes · confirmed 51–0

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