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Prerak Shah (2010–11), former Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas and former chief of staff and chief counsel to U.S. Senator Ted Cruz; Stephen S. Schwartz (2008–09), judge, United States Court of Federal Claims; Ilya Somin (2001–02), professor of law, George Mason University School of Law, and Volokh Conspiracy ...
In 2007, criminal charges were filed against Judge Samuel B. Kent, the only District judge in the Galveston Division, who sat at the Federal Courthouse in Galveston, the oldest federal judgeship in the state. [7] Due to the litigation, Chief Judge Hayden Head transferred Kent and his staff to the Houston Division.
This is a list of Article III United States federal judges by longevity of service. Senate confirmation along with presidential appointment to an Article III court entails a lifelong appointment, unless the judge is impeached, resigns, retires, or assumes senior status.
In total Bush appointed 327 Article III federal judges, including two justices to the Supreme Court of the United States (including one chief justice), 62 judges to the United States courts of appeals, 261 judges to the United States district courts and 2 judges to the United States Court of International Trade.
The Supreme Court of the United States was established by the Constitution of the United States.Originally, the Judiciary Act of 1789 set the number of justices at six. . However, as the nation's boundaries grew across the continent and as Supreme Court justices in those days had to ride the circuit, an arduous process requiring long travel on horseback or carriage over harsh terrain that ...
As the first president, George Washington appointed the entire federal judiciary. His record of eleven Supreme Court appointments still stands. Ronald Reagan appointed 383 federal judges, more than any other president. Following is a list indicating the number of Article III federal judicial appointments made by each president of the United ...
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Chief Judge Emily C. Marks: Montgomery: 1973 2018–present 2019–present — Trump: 22 District Judge R. Austin Huffaker Jr. Montgomery: 1973 2019–present — — Trump: 23 District Judge vacant — — — — — — 14 Senior Judge Myron H. Thompson: Montgomery: 1947 1980–2013 1991–1998 2013–present Carter: 16 Senior Judge Harold ...