History / Courts

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

46 judges have served since Mar 3, 1857. Now: Andrew Bray Davis RChristopher Robert Wolfe RErnest Gonzalez DLeon Schydlower DJason Kenneth Pulliam RWalter David Counts, III RRobert Lee Pitman DXavier Rodriguez RKathleen Cardone RAlia Moses RSamuel Frederick Biery, Jr. DOrlando Luis Garcia D.

Judges
46
24 D · 22 R
Longest tenure
33 years
Samuel Frederick Biery, Jr.
Current
6 months
Andrew Bray Davis, since Apr 30, 2026
history/court/district-court-for-the-western-district-of-texasEvery holder, newest first
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186018801900192019401960198020002020Thomas Howard DuVal · 1857-03-03 – 1880-10-10 · DemocratEzekiel B. Turner · 1880-12-20 – 1888-06-02 · RepublicanThomas Shelton Maxey · 1888-06-25 – 1916-12-12 · DemocratDuVal West · 1916-12-21 – 1931-11-30 · DemocratRobert Johnston McMillan · 1932-01-19 – 1941-10-27 · RepublicanWalter Angus Keeling · 1942-01-28 – 1945-01-22 · DemocratBen Herbert Rice, Jr. · 1945-09-28 – 1964-03-14 · DemocratDorwin Wallace Suttle · 1964-07-02 – 1979-10-10 · DemocratLucius Desha Bunton, III · 1979-11-27 – 1992-12-01 · DemocratSamuel Frederick Biery, Jr. · 1994-03-11 – present · DemocratWilliam Robert Smith, Sr. · 1917-04-12 – 1924-08-16 · DemocratCharles Albert Boynton · 1924-12-17 – 1947-05-01 · RepublicanRobert Ewing Thomason · 1947-06-05 – 1963-06-01 · DemocratWilliam Homer Thornberry · 1963-12-17 – 1965-07-03 · DemocratJack Roberts · 1966-07-22 – 1980-05-01 · DemocratClyde Frederick Shannon, Jr. · 1980-06-18 – 1984-01-01 · DemocratEdward Charles Prado · 1984-03-30 – 2003-05-14 · RepublicanKathleen Cardone · 2003-07-29 – present · RepublicanAdrian Anthony Spears · 1962-03-17 – 1979-10-10 · DemocratHarry Lee Hudspeth · 1979-11-27 – 2001-06-30 · DemocratPhilip Ray Martinez · 2002-02-12 – 2021-02-26 · RepublicanLeon Schydlower · 2024-03-26 – present · DemocratErnest Allen Guinn · 1966-07-27 – 1974-06-09 · DemocratWilliam Steele Sessions · 1974-12-20 – 1987-11-01 · RepublicanEmilio M. Garza · 1988-04-20 – 1991-06-07 · RepublicanSam Sparks · 1991-11-25 – 2017-12-31 · RepublicanWalter David Counts, III · 2018-01-17 – present · RepublicanJohn Howland Wood, Jr. · 1970-12-01 – 1979-05-29 · RepublicanHipolito Frank Garcia · 1980-09-30 – 2002-01-16 · DemocratAlia Moses · 2002-11-15 – present · RepublicanJames Robertson Nowlin · 1981-10-26 – 2003-05-31 · RepublicanEarl Leroy Yeakel, III · 2003-07-29 – 2023-05-01 · RepublicanErnest Gonzalez · 2024-04-09 – present · DemocratWalter Scott Smith, Jr. · 1984-10-04 – 2016-09-14 · RepublicanAlan D Albright · 2018-09-10 – 2026-08-31 · RepublicanOrlando Luis Garcia · 1994-03-11 – present · DemocratWilliam Royal Furgeson, Jr. · 1994-03-11 – 2008-11-30 · DemocratDavid Campos Guaderrama · 2012-04-30 – 2023-05-27 · DemocratChristopher Robert Wolfe · 2026-04-23 – present · RepublicanDavid Briones · 1994-10-11 – 2009-02-26 · DemocratRobert Lee Pitman · 2014-12-19 – present · DemocratRobert A. Junell · 2003-02-12 – 2015-02-13 · RepublicanJason Kenneth Pulliam · 2019-08-05 – present · RepublicanXavier Rodriguez · 2003-08-01 – present · RepublicanFrank Montalvo · 2003-08-01 – 2022-12-01 · RepublicanAndrew Bray Davis · 2026-04-30 – present · Republican
Andrew Bray Davis R
Apr 30, 2026 – present · 6 months · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 47–46
Christopher Robert Wolfe R
Apr 23, 2026 – present · 6 months · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 53–47
Ernest Gonzalez D
Apr 9, 2024 – present · 2.5 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 88–7
Leon Schydlower D
Mar 26, 2024 – present · 2.6 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 90–8
Jason Kenneth Pulliam R
Aug 5, 2019 – present · 7.2 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 54–36
Alan D Albright R
Sep 10, 2018 – Aug 31, 2026 · 8 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump
Walter David Counts, III R
Jan 17, 2018 – present · 8.7 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 96–0
Robert Lee Pitman D
Dec 19, 2014 – present · 12 years · appointed by Barack Obama
David Campos Guaderrama D
Apr 30, 2012 – May 27, 2023 · 11 years · appointed by Barack Obama · senior status May 27, 2023
Xavier Rodriguez R
Aug 1, 2003 – present · 23 years · appointed by George W. Bush
Frank Montalvo R
Aug 1, 2003 – Dec 1, 2022 · 19 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Dec 1, 2022 · confirmed 95–0
Kathleen Cardone R
Jul 29, 2003 – present · 23 years · appointed by George W. Bush
Earl Leroy Yeakel, III R
Jul 29, 2003 – May 1, 2023 · 20 years · appointed by George W. Bush · confirmed 91–0
Robert A. Junell R
Feb 12, 2003 – Feb 13, 2015 · 12 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Feb 13, 2015 · confirmed 91–0
Alia Moses R
Nov 15, 2002 – present · 24 years · appointed by George W. Bush
Philip Ray Martinez R
Feb 12, 2002 – Feb 26, 2021 · 19 years · appointed by George W. Bush · confirmed 93–0
David Briones D
Oct 11, 1994 – Feb 26, 2009 · 14 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Feb 26, 2009
Samuel Frederick Biery, Jr. D
Mar 11, 1994 – present · 33 years · appointed by William J. Clinton
Orlando Luis Garcia D
Mar 11, 1994 – present · 33 years · appointed by William J. Clinton
William Royal Furgeson, Jr. D
Mar 11, 1994 – Nov 30, 2008 · 15 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Nov 30, 2008
Sam Sparks R
Nov 25, 1991 – Dec 31, 2017 · 26 years · appointed by George H.W. Bush · senior status Dec 31, 2017
Emilio M. Garza R
Apr 20, 1988 – Jun 7, 1991 · 3.1 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan
Walter Scott Smith, Jr. R
Oct 4, 1984 – Sep 14, 2016 · 32 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan
Edward Charles Prado R
Mar 30, 1984 – May 14, 2003 · 19 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan
James Robertson Nowlin R
Oct 26, 1981 – May 31, 2003 · 22 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status May 31, 2003
Hipolito Frank Garcia D
Sep 30, 1980 – Jan 16, 2002 · 21 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter
Clyde Frederick Shannon, Jr. D
Jun 18, 1980 – Jan 1, 1984 · 3.5 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter
Lucius Desha Bunton, III D
Nov 27, 1979 – Dec 1, 1992 · 13 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status Dec 1, 1992
Harry Lee Hudspeth D
Nov 27, 1979 – Jun 30, 2001 · 22 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status Jun 30, 2001
William Steele Sessions R
Dec 20, 1974 – Nov 1, 1987 · 13 years · appointed by Gerald Ford
John Howland Wood, Jr. R
Dec 1, 1970 – May 29, 1979 · 8.5 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon
Ernest Allen Guinn D
Jul 27, 1966 – Jun 9, 1974 · 7.9 years · appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson
Jack Roberts D
Jul 22, 1966 – May 1, 1980 · 14 years · appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson · senior status May 1, 1980
Dorwin Wallace Suttle D
Jul 2, 1964 – Oct 10, 1979 · 15 years · appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson · senior status Oct 10, 1979
William Homer Thornberry D
Dec 17, 1963 – Jul 3, 1965 · 19 months · appointed by John F. Kennedy
Adrian Anthony Spears D
Mar 17, 1962 – Oct 10, 1979 · 18 years · appointed by John F. Kennedy · senior status Oct 10, 1979
Robert Ewing Thomason D
Jun 5, 1947 – Jun 1, 1963 · 16 years · appointed by Harry S Truman · senior status Jun 1, 1963
Ben Herbert Rice, Jr. D
Sep 28, 1945 – Mar 14, 1964 · 18 years · appointed by Harry S Truman
Walter Angus Keeling D
Jan 28, 1942 – Jan 22, 1945 · 3 years · appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt
Robert Johnston McMillan R
Jan 19, 1932 – Oct 27, 1941 · 9.8 years · appointed by Herbert Hoover
Charles Albert Boynton R
Dec 17, 1924 – May 1, 1947 · 22 years · appointed by Calvin Coolidge · senior status May 1, 1947
William Robert Smith, Sr. D
Apr 12, 1917 – Aug 16, 1924 · 7.3 years · appointed by Woodrow Wilson
DuVal West D
Dec 21, 1916 – Nov 30, 1931 · 15 years · appointed by Woodrow Wilson · senior status Nov 30, 1931
Thomas Shelton Maxey D
Jun 25, 1888 – Dec 12, 1916 · 28 years · appointed by Grover Cleveland
Ezekiel B. Turner R
Dec 20, 1880 – Jun 2, 1888 · 7.4 years · appointed by Rutherford B. Hayes
Thomas Howard DuVal D
Mar 3, 1857 – Oct 10, 1880 · 24 years · appointed by Franklin Pierce

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