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U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas: Judges
Number of judges: 44
DuVal, Thomas Howard (1857-1880)
Turner, Ezekiel B. (1880-1888)
Maxey, Thomas Shelton (1888-1916)
West, DuVal (1916-1949)
Smith, William Robert, Sr. (1917-1924)
Boynton, Charles Albert (1924-1954)
McMillan, Robert Johnston (1932-1941)
Keeling, Walter Angus (1942-1945)
Rice, Ben Herbert, Jr. (1945-1964)
Thomason, Robert Ewing (1947-1973)
Spears, Adrian Anthony (1961-1982)
Thornberry, William Homer (1963-1965)
Suttle, Dorwin Wallace (1964-2001)
Roberts, Jack (1966-1988)
Guinn, Ernest Allen (1966-1974)
Wood, John Howland, Jr. (1970-1979)
Sessions, William Steele (1974-1987)
Hudspeth, Harry Lee (1979-2016)
Bunton, Lucius Desha III (1979-2001)
Shannon, Clyde Frederick, Jr. (1980-1984)
Garcia, Hipolito Frank (1980-2002)
Nowlin, James Robertson (1981-present)
Prado, Edward Charles (1984-2003)
Smith, Walter Scott, Jr. (1984-2016)
Garza, Emilio M. (1988-1991)
Sparks, Sam (1991-2025)
Garcia, Orlando Luis (1994-present)
Furgeson, William Royal, Jr. (1994-2013)
Biery, Samuel Frederick, Jr. (1994-present)
Briones, David (1994-present)
Martinez, Philip Ray (2002-2021)
Moses, Alia (2002-present)
Junell, Robert A. (2003-present)
Yeakel, Earl Leroy III (2003-2023)
Cardone, Kathleen (2003-present)
Rodriguez, Xavier (2003-present)
Montalvo, Frank (2003-present)
Guaderrama, David Campos (2012-present)
Pitman, Robert Lee (2014-present)
Counts, Walter David III (2018-present)
Albright, Alan D (2018-present)
Pulliam, Jason Kenneth (2019-present)
Schydlower, Leon (2024-present)
Gonzalez, Ernest (2024-present)