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The oldest federal civil building in Texas, the 1861 Customs and Courthouse in Galveston, once housed the Southern District of Texas. Federal Courthouse in Galveston that housed the court & its predecessor, from 1891–1917 [2] Since its foundation, the Southern District of Texas has been served by forty-one District Judges and six Clerks of Court.
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas; In office November 13, 2016 – November 29, 2022: Preceded by: Ricardo Hinojosa: Succeeded by: Randy Crane: Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas; In office May 13, 1992 – December 1, 2024: Appointed by: George H. W ...
On May 3, 2019, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Eskridge to serve as a United States district judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. On May 13, 2019, his nomination was sent to the Senate.
He began his legal career by serving as a law clerk for Judge Sim Lake of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, from 1989 to 1991. He served as an associate at the law firm of Fulbright & Jaworski , from 1991 to 1996, and as a shareholder at the law firm of Wickliff & Hall, PC, from 1996 to 2000.
From 2005 to 2006, he served as a district judge for the 138th District Court of Texas. 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.
In 1857, congress created the Eastern and Western District of Texas. Texas continued to grow, and in 1879, congress formed the Northern District. As the railroads continued to expand and fuel the Texas economy, congress created the Southern District on July 1, 1902. [8] Marcus C. McLemore (1902-1906) Lodowick McDaniel (1906-1914)
He received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Texas Southern University in 1969 and a Juris Doctor from the Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University in 1972. He was in private practice in Houston, Texas from 1972 to 1985. He was a city attorney of Kendleton, Texas from 1975 to 1981, and then of Prairie View, Texas. Hoyt ...
On March 8, 2019, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Brown to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. [7] On March 11, 2019, President Trump nominated Brown to the seat vacated by Judge Melinda Harmon, who assumed senior status on March 31, 2018. [8]