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The first federal judge in Texas was John C. Watrous, who was appointed on May 26, 1846, and had previously served as Attorney General of the Republic of Texas. He was assigned to hold court in Galveston, at the time, the largest city in the state. As seat of the Texas Judicial District, the Galveston court had jurisdiction over the whole state ...
www.txnd.uscourts.gov The United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas (in case citations , N.D. Tex. ) is a United States district court . Its first judge, Andrew Phelps McCormick , was appointed to the court on April 10, 1879.
The oldest federal civil building in Texas, the 1861 Customs and Courthouse in Galveston, housed headquarters for the Eastern District of Texas between 1861–1891. Federal Courthouse in Galveston that housed the Eastern District court from 1891–1902, when the Southern District of Texas was created.
The United States District Court for the Western District of Texas (in case citations, W.D. Tex.) is a federal district court. The court convenes in San Antonio with divisions in Austin , Del Rio , El Paso , Midland , Pecos , and Waco .
The Roosevelt administration's Judicial Reorganization Bill of 1937, best known for its provision to enlarge the Supreme Court, included provision for appointment of a proctor who would gather data on the business of the courts and make recommendations for reassignment of judges and improved case management. Many district court judges resisted ...
www.ca3.uscourts.gov The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (in case citations , 3d Cir. ) is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts for the following districts :
University of Texas Law School. Archived from the original on November 11, 2005. secondary source for the duty stations; data is current to 2002 "U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit". Official website of the Federal Judicial Center. Archived from the original on April 18, 2005
The U.S. Courthouse & Post Office in Texarkana is shared with the Eastern District of Texas, making it the sole federal courthouse located in two states and a location of two federal districts. The United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of Arkansas represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court.