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Julie H. Kocurek (born October 2, 1964) [1] is an American attorney who serves as the presiding judge of the 390th District Court in Austin, Texas since January 1999, being appointed by then-Governor George W. Bush. Prior to serving as a Texas state judge, Kocurek served as an assistant district attorney in Travis County for seven years.
The 2003 redistricting made the district more urban and Republican, especially with the addition of the Republican strongholds of Tyler and Longview. Sandlin was easily defeated in November 2004 by Republican Louie Gohmert, a longtime judge in the Tyler area. Gohmert was the first Republican to represent the district since Reconstruction ...
While on the district court, Hecht was the local administrative judge, presiding over all county and district judges in Dallas County and representing them before other branches of government. He began his judicial service on the 95th District Court of Dallas County, to which he was appointed by Governor Bill Clements , on September 1, 1981 ...
Harold Valderas: [61] First Latino American male to serve as a judge in North Texas (1971) and district court judge in Central Texas (1977) Don B. Chae: [62] First Asian American male lawyer (1980) and judge (1995) in North Texas; William Melvin Schultz (c. 1960): [63] First Jewish American male lawyer in the Southern District of Texas
On September 18, 2014, President Barack Obama nominated Bennett to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, to the seat vacated by Judge Kenneth M. Hoyt, who assumed senior status on March 2, 2013. [4]
[1] After graduating law school, Tipton served as a law clerk to Judge John David Rainey of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. He previously was in private practice with Marek, Griffin, & Knaupp and Littler Mendelson. From 1999 to 2020, he was part of BakerHostetler's Houston office and became a partner in 2002.
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas; In office November 25, 1991 – December 31, 2017: Appointed by: George H. W. Bush: Preceded by: Seat established by 104 Stat. 5089: Succeeded by: Jason K. Pulliam: Personal details; Born: 1939 (age 85–86) Austin, Texas, U.S. Education: University of Texas (BA, LLB)
From 2007 to 2008, he worked as a solo practitioner and part-time as a Brownsville municipal court judge. From 2009 to 2015, he served as a district judge for the 445th District Court of Texas. From 2011 to 2015, he served as the presiding judge of the Fifth Administrative Judicial Region of Texas. [2] [3]