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

60 judges have served since Apr 22, 1902. Now: Arthur Roberts Jones RJohn George Edward Marck RNicholas Jon Ganjei RJohn Andrew Kazen DDrew Barnett Tipton RCharles R. Eskridge, III RJeffrey Vincent Brown RDavid Steven Morales RFernando Rodriguez, Jr. RJose Rolando Olvera, Jr. DGeorge Carol Hanks, Jr. DAlfred Homer Bennett DMarina Garcia Marmolejo DNelva Gonzales Ramos DDiana Saldaña DRandy Crane RKeith P. Ellison D.

Judges
60
30 R · 30 D
Longest tenure
42 years
Ricardo H. Hinojosa
Current
3 months
Arthur Roberts Jones, since Jul 29, 2026
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192019401960198020002020Waller Thomas Burns · 1902-04-22 – 1917-11-17 · RepublicanJoseph Chappell Hutcheson, Jr. · 1918-04-06 – 1931-01-30 · DemocratThomas Martin Kennerly · 1931-02-07 – 1954-08-29 · RepublicanReynaldo Guerra Garza · 1961-04-14 – 1979-08-01 · DemocratHugh Gibson · 1979-10-05 – 1989-11-01 · DemocratJohn David Rainey · 1990-05-14 – 2010-06-11 · RepublicanDiana Saldaña · 2011-02-09 – present · DemocratJames V. Allred · 1939-02-23 – 1942-05-15 · DemocratAllen Burroughs Hannay · 1942-08-12 – 1975-08-06 · DemocratRoss N. Sterling · 1976-05-07 – 1988-01-14 · RepublicanKenneth M. Hoyt · 1988-04-01 – 2013-03-02 · RepublicanAlfred Homer Bennett · 2015-04-15 – present · DemocratJames V. Allred · 1949-10-13 – 1959-09-24 · DemocratJames Latane Noel, Jr. · 1962-03-17 – 1976-12-15 · DemocratFinis E. Cowan · 1977-06-14 – 1979-06-30 · DemocratFilemon Bartolome Vela · 1980-06-18 – 2000-05-01 · DemocratRandy Crane · 2002-03-19 – present · RepublicanBen Clarkson Connally · 1949-10-13 – 1974-12-28 · DemocratRobert J. O'Conor, Jr. · 1975-04-25 – 1984-09-30 · RepublicanLynn Nettleton Hughes · 1985-12-17 – 2023-02-12 · RepublicanJohn Andrew Kazen · 2024-01-12 – present · DemocratJoe McDonald Ingraham · 1954-08-06 – 1969-12-31 · RepublicanCarl Olaf Bue, Jr. · 1970-10-15 – 1987-09-02 · RepublicanSimeon Timothy Lake, III · 1988-08-12 – 2019-07-05 · RepublicanJeffrey Vincent Brown · 2019-09-04 – present · RepublicanJohn Virgil Singleton, Jr. · 1966-07-22 – 1988-04-01 · DemocratMelinda Harmon · 1989-05-22 – 2018-03-31 · RepublicanFernando Rodriguez, Jr. · 2018-06-12 – present · RepublicanWoodrow Bradley Seals · 1966-07-23 – 1982-12-25 · DemocratRicardo H. Hinojosa · 1983-05-05 – 2025-05-21 · RepublicanNicholas Jon Ganjei · 2026-03-10 – present · RepublicanOwen DeVol Cox · 1970-12-01 – 1981-03-20 · RepublicanHayden Wilson Head, Jr. · 1981-10-26 – 2009-11-13 · RepublicanNelva Gonzales Ramos · 2011-08-04 – present · DemocratGeorge Edward Cire · 1979-05-11 – 1985-05-05 · DemocratDavid Hittner · 1986-06-09 – 2004-11-11 · RepublicanMicaela Alvarez · 2004-12-13 – 2023-06-08 · RepublicanJohn George Edward Marck · 2026-07-09 – present · RepublicanGabrielle Anne Kirk McDonald · 1979-05-11 – 1988-08-14 · DemocratSamuel B. Kent · 1990-10-01 – 2009-06-30 · RepublicanMarina Garcia Marmolejo · 2011-10-04 – present · DemocratJames DeAnda · 1979-05-11 – 1992-10-01 · DemocratJanis Graham Jack · 1994-03-11 – 2011-06-01 · DemocratGregg Jeffrey Costa · 2012-04-26 – 2014-06-02 · DemocratGeorge Carol Hanks, Jr. · 2015-04-22 – present · DemocratNorman William Black · 1979-05-11 – 1996-12-06 · DemocratHilda G. Tagle · 1998-03-17 – 2012-12-31 · DemocratJose Rolando Olvera, Jr. · 2015-08-04 – present · DemocratGeorge P. Kazen · 1979-05-11 – 2009-05-31 · DemocratDavid Steven Morales · 2019-04-25 – present · RepublicanEwing Werlein, Jr. · 1992-04-13 – 2006-01-01 · RepublicanGray Hampton Miller · 2006-04-25 – 2018-12-09 · RepublicanCharles R. Eskridge, III · 2019-10-17 – present · RepublicanLee Hyman Rosenthal · 1992-05-13 – 2024-12-01 · RepublicanArthur Roberts Jones · 2026-07-29 – present · RepublicanVanessa D. Gilmore · 1994-06-09 – 2022-01-02 · DemocratNancy Friedman Atlas · 1995-06-30 – 2014-06-20 · DemocratDrew Barnett Tipton · 2020-06-15 – present · RepublicanKeith P. Ellison · 1999-07-07 – present · DemocratAndrew S. Hanen · 2002-05-10 – 2025-01-02 · Republican
Arthur Roberts Jones R
Jul 29, 2026 – present · 3 months · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 46–44
John George Edward Marck R
Jul 9, 2026 – present · 3 months · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 52–45
Nicholas Jon Ganjei R
Mar 10, 2026 – present · 7 months · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 51–45
John Andrew Kazen D
Jan 12, 2024 – present · 2.8 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 83–14
Drew Barnett Tipton R
Jun 15, 2020 – present · 6.3 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 52–41
Charles R. Eskridge, III R
Oct 17, 2019 – present · 7 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 61–31
Jeffrey Vincent Brown R
Sep 4, 2019 – present · 7.1 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 50–40
David Steven Morales R
Apr 25, 2019 – present · 7.5 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 56–41
Fernando Rodriguez, Jr. R
Jun 12, 2018 – present · 8.3 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 96–0
Jose Rolando Olvera, Jr. D
Aug 4, 2015 – present · 11 years · appointed by Barack Obama · confirmed 100–0
George Carol Hanks, Jr. D
Apr 22, 2015 – present · 11 years · appointed by Barack Obama · confirmed 91–0
Alfred Homer Bennett D
Apr 15, 2015 – present · 12 years · appointed by Barack Obama · confirmed 95–0
Gregg Jeffrey Costa D
Apr 26, 2012 – Jun 2, 2014 · 2.1 years · appointed by Barack Obama · confirmed 92–2
Marina Garcia Marmolejo D
Oct 4, 2011 – present · 15 years · appointed by Barack Obama
Nelva Gonzales Ramos D
Aug 4, 2011 – present · 15 years · appointed by Barack Obama
Diana Saldaña D
Feb 9, 2011 – present · 16 years · appointed by Barack Obama · confirmed 94–0
Gray Hampton Miller R
Apr 25, 2006 – Dec 9, 2018 · 13 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Dec 9, 2018 · confirmed 93–0
Micaela Alvarez R
Dec 13, 2004 – Jun 8, 2023 · 18 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Jun 8, 2023
Andrew S. Hanen R
May 10, 2002 – Jan 2, 2025 · 23 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Jan 2, 2025 · confirmed 97–0
Randy Crane R
Mar 19, 2002 – present · 25 years · appointed by George W. Bush
Keith P. Ellison D
Jul 7, 1999 – present · 27 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · confirmed 94–4
Hilda G. Tagle D
Mar 17, 1998 – Dec 31, 2012 · 15 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Dec 31, 2012
Nancy Friedman Atlas D
Jun 30, 1995 – Jun 20, 2014 · 19 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Jun 20, 2014
Vanessa D. Gilmore D
Jun 9, 1994 – Jan 2, 2022 · 28 years · appointed by William J. Clinton
Janis Graham Jack D
Mar 11, 1994 – Jun 1, 2011 · 17 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Jun 1, 2011
Lee Hyman Rosenthal R
May 13, 1992 – Dec 1, 2024 · 33 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush · senior status Dec 1, 2024
Ewing Werlein, Jr. R
Apr 13, 1992 – Jan 1, 2006 · 14 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush · senior status Jan 1, 2006
Samuel B. Kent R
Oct 1, 1990 – Jun 30, 2009 · 19 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush
John David Rainey R
May 14, 1990 – Jun 11, 2010 · 20 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush · senior status Jun 11, 2010
Melinda Harmon R
May 22, 1989 – Mar 31, 2018 · 29 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush · senior status Mar 31, 2018
Simeon Timothy Lake, III R
Aug 12, 1988 – Jul 5, 2019 · 31 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Jul 5, 2019
Kenneth M. Hoyt R
Apr 1, 1988 – Mar 2, 2013 · 25 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Mar 2, 2013
David Hittner R
Jun 9, 1986 – Nov 11, 2004 · 18 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Nov 11, 2004
Lynn Nettleton Hughes R
Dec 17, 1985 – Feb 12, 2023 · 37 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Feb 12, 2023
Ricardo H. Hinojosa R
May 5, 1983 – May 21, 2025 · 42 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status May 21, 2025
Hayden Wilson Head, Jr. R
Oct 26, 1981 – Nov 13, 2009 · 28 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Nov 13, 2009
Filemon Bartolome Vela D
Jun 18, 1980 – May 1, 2000 · 20 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status May 1, 2000
Hugh Gibson D
Oct 5, 1979 – Nov 1, 1989 · 10 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status Nov 1, 1989
George Edward Cire D
May 11, 1979 – May 5, 1985 · 6 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter
Gabrielle Anne Kirk McDonald D
May 11, 1979 – Aug 14, 1988 · 9.3 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter
James DeAnda D
May 11, 1979 – Oct 1, 1992 · 13 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter
Norman William Black D
May 11, 1979 – Dec 6, 1996 · 18 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status Dec 6, 1996
George P. Kazen D
May 11, 1979 – May 31, 2009 · 30 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status May 31, 2009
Finis E. Cowan D
Jun 14, 1977 – Jun 30, 1979 · 2 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter
Ross N. Sterling R
May 7, 1976 – Jan 14, 1988 · 12 years · appointed by Gerald Ford
Robert J. O'Conor, Jr. R
Apr 25, 1975 – Sep 30, 1984 · 9.4 years · appointed by Gerald Ford
Owen DeVol Cox R
Dec 1, 1970 – Mar 20, 1981 · 10 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon · senior status Mar 20, 1981
Carl Olaf Bue, Jr. R
Oct 15, 1970 – Sep 2, 1987 · 17 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon · senior status Sep 2, 1987
Woodrow Bradley Seals D
Jul 23, 1966 – Dec 25, 1982 · 16 years · appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson · senior status Dec 25, 1982
John Virgil Singleton, Jr. D
Jul 22, 1966 – Apr 1, 1988 · 22 years · appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson · senior status Apr 1, 1988
James Latane Noel, Jr. D
Mar 17, 1962 – Dec 15, 1976 · 15 years · appointed by John F. Kennedy · senior status Dec 15, 1976
Reynaldo Guerra Garza D
Apr 14, 1961 – Aug 1, 1979 · 18 years · appointed by John F. Kennedy
Joe McDonald Ingraham R
Aug 6, 1954 – Dec 31, 1969 · 15 years · appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower
James V. Allred D
Oct 13, 1949 – Sep 24, 1959 · 9.9 years · appointed by Harry S Truman
Ben Clarkson Connally D
Oct 13, 1949 – Dec 28, 1974 · 25 years · appointed by Harry S Truman · senior status Dec 28, 1974
Allen Burroughs Hannay D
Aug 12, 1942 – Aug 6, 1975 · 33 years · appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt · senior status Aug 6, 1975
James V. Allred D
Feb 23, 1939 – May 15, 1942 · 3.2 years · appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt
Thomas Martin Kennerly R
Feb 7, 1931 – Aug 29, 1954 · 24 years · appointed by Herbert Hoover · senior status Aug 29, 1954
Joseph Chappell Hutcheson, Jr. D
Apr 6, 1918 – Jan 30, 1931 · 13 years · appointed by Woodrow Wilson
Waller Thomas Burns R
Apr 22, 1902 – Nov 17, 1917 · 16 years · appointed by Theodore Roosevelt

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