United States District Court For The Western District of Texas - Current Judges

Current Judges

  • As of November 30, 2008, a vacancy exists in the Western District of Texas due to Judge W. Royal Furgeson, Jr.'s decision to assume senior status. No replacement nomination is pending at this time.
# Title Judge Duty station Born Term of service Appointed by
Active Chief Senior
27 Chief Judge Samuel Frederick Biery Jr. San Antonio 1947 1994–present 2010–present — Clinton
24 District Judge Walter Scott Smith, Jr. Waco 1940 1984–present 2003–2010 — Reagan
26 District Judge Sam Sparks Austin 1939 1991–present — — G.H.W. Bush
29 District Judge Orlando Luis Garcia San Antonio 1952 1994–present — — Clinton
31 District Judge Philip Ray Martinez El Paso 1957 2002–present — — G.W. Bush
32 District Judge Alia M. Ludlum Del Rio 1962 2002–present — — G.W. Bush
33 District Judge Robert A. Junell Midland 1947 2003–present — — G.W. Bush
34 District Judge Kathleen Cardone El Paso 1953 2003–present — — G.W. Bush
35 District Judge Earl Leroy Yeakel III Austin 1945 2003–present — — G.W. Bush
36 District Judge Frank Montalvo El Paso 1956 2003–present — — G.W. Bush
37 District Judge Xavier Rodriguez San Antonio 1961 2003–present — — G.W. Bush
38 District Judge David Campos Guaderrama El Paso 1954 2012–present — — Obama
— District Judge (vacant) (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) (n/a)
19 Senior District Judge Harry Lee Hudspeth Austin 1935 1979–2001 1992–1999 2001–present Carter
22 Senior District Judge James Robertson Nowlin Austin 1937 1981–2003 1999–2003 2003–present Reagan
30 Senior District Judge David Briones El Paso 1943 1994–2009 (none) 2009–present Clinton

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