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United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
	(S.D. Tex.)
Location	; Houston ; .mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}; More locations; ; Brownsville; ; Corpus Christi; ; ; Galveston United States Post Office and Courthouse (Galveston); ; ; Laredo; ; McAllen; ; Victoria; ; ; ;
Appeals to	Fifth Circuit
Established	March 11, 1902
Judges	19
Chief Judge	Lee H. Rosenthal
Officers of the court
U.S. Attorney	Ryan Patrick
	www.txs.uscourts.gov

The United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas (in case citations, S.D. Tex.) is the Federal district court with jurisdiction over the southern part of Texas. The court's headquarters is in Houston, Texas and has six additional offices in the district.

Appeals from cases brought in the Southern District of Texas are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).

Since January 8, 2018, the current United States Attorney is Ryan Patrick.

History

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^[1]

Since its foundation, the Southern District of Texas has been served by forty-one District Judges and six Clerks of Court. 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.^[2] On February 21, 1857, the state was divided into two districts, Eastern and Western, with Judge Watrous continuing in the Eastern district.^[3] Judge Watrous and Judge Thomas H. DuVal, of the Western District of Texas, left the state on the secession of Texas from the Union, the only two United States Judges not to resign their posts in states that seceded. When Texas was restored to the Union, Watrous and DuVal resumed their duties and served until 1870. Judge Amos Morrill served in the Eastern District of Texas from 1872 to 1884. He was succeeded by Chauncy B. Sabin (1884 to 1890) and David E. Bryant (1890 to 1902). In 1902, when the Southern District was created by Act of Congress, Judge Bryant continued to serve in the Eastern District of Texas.

In 1917 the General Services Administration added courtrooms and judicial offices to the second floor of the 1861 U.S. Customs House in Galveston, and it became the new federal courthouse for the Southern District of Texas. This location would later become the seat of the Galveston Division, after Congress added a second judgeship in the 1930s.^[3]^[4]^[5]

The Southern District of Texas started with one judge, Waller T. Burns, and a Clerk of Court, Christopher Dart, seated in Galveston. Since that time, the court has grown to nineteen district judgeships, six bankruptcy judgeships, fourteen magistrate judgeships, and over 200 deputy clerks.

Galveston Division

The U.S. federal building in Galveston, current home of the Galveston Division.

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.^[6] Due to the litigation, Chief Judge Hayden Head transferred Kent and his staff to the Houston Division.^[6]^[7] Judge Kent subsequently pleaded guilty, in February 2009, to obstruction of justice and, after being impeached by the House of Representatives, resigned in June 2009.^[8] The next month, it was announced that Judge Kent's post would remain vacant for the time being, and a replacement judge would be assigned to McAllen, due to the increase in cases in the Texas border area concerning subjects such as drugs and immigration.^[9]

Laredo Division

The United States Courthouse is the current home of the Laredo Division.

Laredo, Texas, is located on the northern bank of the Rio Grande River and is unique in its ability to operate international bridges between two Mexican states. The city presently maintains four border crossings and one rail bridge with the Mexican State of Tamaulipas at Nuevo Laredo and the Mexican State of Nuevo León at Colombia. Webb County also borders the State of Nuevo León and the State of Coahuila, Mexico, northwest of Laredo. Laredo is the largest inland port along the U.S.-Mexico border and the Pan American Highway leading into Mexico through Laredo stretches from Canada and continues into Central and South America. Because of its location and accessibility to Mexico, Laredo’s economy is primarily based on international trade with Mexico. According to the Laredo Development Foundation, more than 700 of the Fortune 1,000 companies do international business via Laredo and more than 9,000 trucks cross through town per day along with 1,800 loaded rail cars. Laredo is ranked first in growth in Texas and seventh in the country by the Milken Institute.^[10]

The division encompasses five counties with the federal courthouse located in Laredo, Texas. There are two Laredo district court judges - Judges Diana Saldaña and Marina Garcia Marmolejo, who presided over more than 2,000 felony cases in 2013 - most of which involved charges of narcotics trafficking and alien smuggling. In addition, there are three federal magistrates who alternate duties every two weeks. Additionally, the federal grand jury convenes every other week where AUSAs rotate the responsibility of presenting felony cases.^[10]

Jurisdiction

Bob Casey Federal Courthouse in Downtown Houston

The jurisdiction of the Southern District of Texas is divided as follows:

The Brownsville Division covers Cameron and Willacy Counties.

The Corpus Christi Division covers Aransas, Bee, Brooks, Duval, Jim Wells, Kenedy, Kleberg, Live Oak, Nueces, and San Patricio Counties.

The Galveston Division covers Brazoria, Chambers, Galveston, and Matagorda Counties.

The Houston Division covers Austin, Brazos, Colorado, Fayette, Fort Bend, Grimes, Harris, Madison, Montgomery, San Jacinto, Walker, Waller, and Wharton Counties.

The Laredo Division covers Jim Hogg, La Salle, McMullen, Webb, and Zapata Counties.

The McAllen Division covers Hidalgo and Starr Counties.

The Victoria Division covers Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Lavaca, Refugio, and Victoria Counties.

Current judges

#	Title	Judge	Duty station	Born	Term of service			Appointed by
#	Title	Judge	Duty station	Born	Active	Chief	Senior	Appointed by
34	Chief Judge	Lee H. Rosenthal	Houston	1952	1992–present	2016–present	—	G.H.W. Bush
25	District Judge	Ricardo Hinojosa	McAllen	1950	1983–present	2009–2016	—	Reagan
26	District Judge	Lynn Hughes	Houston	1941	1985–present	—	—	Reagan
29	District Judge	Sim Lake	Houston	1944	1988–present	—	—	Reagan
36	District Judge	Vanessa Gilmore	Houston	1956	1994–present	—	—	Clinton
39	District Judge	Keith P. Ellison	Houston	1950	1999–present	—	—	Clinton
40	District Judge	Randy Crane	McAllen	1965	2002–present	—	—	G.W. Bush
41	District Judge	Andrew Hanen	Houston	1953	2002–present	—	—	G.W. Bush
42	District Judge	Micaela Alvarez	McAllen	1958	2004–present	—	—	G.W. Bush
44	District Judge	Diana Saldaña	Laredo	1971	2011–present	—	—	Obama
45	District Judge	Nelva Gonzales Ramos	Corpus Christi	1965	2011–present	—	—	Obama
46	District Judge	Marina Marmolejo	Laredo	1971	2011–present	—	—	Obama
48	District Judge	Alfred H. Bennett	Houston	1965	2015–present	—	—	Obama
49	District Judge	George C. Hanks Jr.	Galveston / Victoria	1964	2015–present	—	—	Obama
50	District Judge	Jose Rolando Olvera Jr.	Brownsville	1963	2015–present	—	—	Obama
51	District Judge	Fernando Rodriguez Jr.	Brownsville	1969	2018–present	—	—	Trump
52	District Judge	vacant	—	—	—	—	—	—
53	District Judge	vacant	—	—	—	—	—	—
54	District Judge	vacant	—	—	—	—	—	—
12	Senior Judge	Carl Olaf Bue Jr.	inactive	1922	1970–1987	—	1987–present	Nixon
24	Senior Judge	Hayden Wilson Head Jr.	Corpus Christi	1944	1981–2009	2003–2009	2009–present	Reagan
27	Senior Judge	David Hittner	Houston	1939	1986–2004	—	2004–present	Reagan
28	Senior Judge	Kenneth M. Hoyt	Houston	1948	1988–2013	—	2013–present	Reagan
30	Senior Judge	Melinda Harmon	Houston	1946	1989–2018	—	2018–present	G.H.W. Bush
31	Senior Judge	John David Rainey	Victoria	1945	1990–2010	—	2010–present	G.H.W. Bush
33	Senior Judge	Ewing Werlein Jr.	Houston	1936	1992–2006	—	2006–present	G.H.W. Bush
35	Senior Judge	Janis Graham Jack	Corpus Christi	1946	1994–2011	—	2011–present	Clinton
37	Senior Judge	Nancy Friedman Atlas	Houston	1949	1995–2014	—	2014–present	Clinton
38	Senior Judge	Hilda G. Tagle	Brownsville / Houston	1946	1998–2012	—	2012–present	Clinton
43	Senior Judge	Gray H. Miller	Houston	1948	2006–2018	—	2018–present	G.W. Bush

Vacancies and pending nominations

Seat	Seat last held by	Vacancy reason	Date of vacancy	Nominee	Date of nomination
16	Janis Graham Jack	Senior Status	June 1, 2011	David S. Morales	April 12, 2018
6	Melinda Harmon		March 31, 2018	–	–
14	Gray H. Miller		December 9, 2018	–	–
2	Sim Lake		July 5, 2019^[11]	–	–

Former judges

#	Judge	State	Born–died	Active service	Chief Judge	Senior status	Appointed by	Reason for termination
1	Waller Thomas Burns	TX	1858–1917	1902–1917	—	—	T. Roosevelt	death
2	Joseph Chappell Hutcheson Jr.	TX	1879–1973	1918–1931	—	—	Wilson	appointment to 5th Cir.
3	Thomas Martin Kennerly	TX	1874–1962	1931–1954	—	1954–1962	Hoover	death
4	James Allred	TX	1899–1959	1939–1942	—	—	F. Roosevelt	resignation
4.1	James Allred	TX	1899–1959	1949–1959	—	—	Truman	death
5	Allen Burroughs Hannay	TX	1892–1983	1942–1975	1954–1962	1975–1983	F. Roosevelt	death
6	Ben Clarkson Connally	TX	1909–1975	1949–1974	1962–1974	1974–1975	Truman	death
7	Joe McDonald Ingraham	TX	1903–1990	1954–1969	—	—	Eisenhower	appointment to 5th Cir.
8	Reynaldo Guerra Garza	TX	1915–2004	1961–1979	1974–1979	—	Kennedy	appointment to 5th Cir.
9	James Latane Noel Jr.	TX	1909–1997	1961–1976^{[Note 1]}	—	1976–1997	Kennedy	death
10	John Virgil Singleton Jr.	TX	1918–2015	1966–1988	1979–1988	1988–1992	L. Johnson	retirement
11	Woodrow Bradley Seals	TX	1917–1990	1966–1982	—	1982–1990	L. Johnson	death
13	Owen DeVol Cox	TX	1910–1990	1970–1981	—	1981–1990	Nixon	death
14	Robert J. O'Conor Jr.	TX	1934–present	1975–1984	—	—	Ford	resignation
15	Ross N. Sterling	TX	1931–1988	1976–1988	—	—	Ford	death
16	Finis E. Cowan	TX	1929–present	1977–1979	—	—	Carter	resignation
17	George Edward Cire	TX	1922–1985	1979–1985	—	—	Carter	death
18	James DeAnda	TX	1925–2006	1979–1992	1988–1992	—	Carter	retirement
19	Norman William Black	TX	1931–1997	1979–1996	1992–1996	1996–1997	Carter	death
20	George P. Kazen	TX	1940–present	1979–2009	1996–2003	2009–2018	Carter	retirement
21	Gabrielle Kirk McDonald	TX	1942–present	1979–1988	—	—	Carter	resignation
22	Hugh Gibson	TX	1918–1998	1979–1989	—	1989–1998	Carter	death
23	Filemon Bartolome Vela	TX	1935–2004	1980–2000	—	2000–2004	Carter	death
32	Samuel B. Kent	TX	1949–present	1990–2009	—	—	G.H.W. Bush	resignation^{[Note 2]}
47	Gregg Costa	TX	1972–present	2012–2014	—	—	Obama	appointment to 5th Cir.

^ Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 15, 1962, confirmed by the United States Senate on March 16, 1962, and received commission on March 17, 1962.

^ Resigned June 30, 2009 after being impeached.

Chief judges

Chief judges have administrative responsibilities with respect to their district court. Unlike the Supreme Court, where one justice is specifically nominated to be chief, the office of chief judge rotates among the district court judges. To be chief, a judge must have been in active service on the court for at least one year, be under the age of 65, and have not previously served as chief judge. A vacancy is filled by the judge highest in seniority among the group of qualified judges. The chief judge serves for a term of seven years or until age 70, whichever occurs first. The age restrictions are waived if no members of the court would otherwise be qualified for the position.

When the office was created in 1948, the chief judge was the longest-serving judge who had not elected to retire on what has since 1958 been known as senior status or declined to serve as chief judge. After August 6, 1959, judges could not become or remain chief after turning 70 years old. The current rules have been in operation since October 1, 1982.

Succession of seats

Seat 1
Seat established on March 11, 1902 by 32 Stat. 64
Burns	1902–1917
Hutcheson, Jr.	1918–1931
Kennerly	1931–1954
Ingraham	1954–1969
Bue, Jr.	1970–1987
Hoyt	1988–2013
Bennett	2015–present

Seat 2
Seat established on May 31, 1938 by 52 Stat. 584
Allred	1939–1942
Hannay	1942–1975
Sterling	1976–1988
Lake III	1988–present

Seat 3
Seat established on August 3, 1949 by 63 Stat. 493
Allred	1949–1959
Garza	1961–1979
Vela, Sr.	1980–2000
Hanen	2002–present

Seat 4
Seat established on August 3, 1949 by 63 Stat. 493 (temporary)
Seat made permanent on February 10, 1954 by 68 Stat. 8
Connally	1949–1974
O'Conor, Jr.	1975–1984
Hughes	1985–present

Seat 5
Seat established on May 19, 1961 by 75 Stat. 80
Noel, Jr.	1962–1976
Cowan	1977–1979
Gibson	1979–1989
Kent	1990–2009
Marmolejo	2011–present

Seat 6
Seat established on March 18, 1966 by 80 Stat. 75
Singleton, Jr.	1966–1988
Harmon	1989–2018
vacant	2018–present

Seat 7
Seat established on March 18, 1966 by 80 Stat. 75
Seals	1966–1982
Hinojosa	1983–present

Seat 8
Seat established on June 2, 1970 by 84 Stat. 294
Cox	1970–1981
Head, Jr.	1981–2009
Ramos	2011–present

Seat 9
Seat established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629
Cire	1979–1985
Hittner	1986–2004
Alvarez	2004–present

Seat 10
Seat established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629
DeAnda	1979–1992
Atlas	1995–2014
Hanks, Jr.	2015–present

Seat 11
Seat established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629
Black	1979–1996
Ellison	1999–present

Seat 12
Seat established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629
Kazen	1979–2009
Saldana	2011–present

Seat 13
Seat established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629
McDonald	1979–1988
Rainey	1990–2010
Costa	2012–2014
Rodriguez, Jr.	2018–present

Seat 14
Seat established on December 1, 1990 by 104 Stat. 5089
Werlein, Jr.	1992–2006
Miller	2006–2018
vacant	2018–present

Seat 15
Seat established on December 1, 1990 by 104 Stat. 5089
Rosenthal	1992–present

Seat 16
Seat established on December 1, 1990 by 104 Stat. 5089
Jack	1994–2011
vacant	2011–present

Seat 17
Seat established on December 1, 1990 by 104 Stat. 5089
Gilmore	1994–present

Seat 18
Seat established on December 1, 1990 by 104 Stat. 5089
Tagle	1998–2012
Olvera, Jr.	2015–present

Seat 19
Seat established on December 21, 2000 by 114 Stat. 2762
Crane	2002–present

Notes

^ National Park Service Archaeological Field Inspection

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^ ^a^b "Southern District of Texas: History of the District". Archived from the original on 2009-09-17. Retrieved 2009-10-04.

^ General Services Administration: U.S. Custom House, Galveston, Texas

^ "Galveston Historical Foundation: More About the Custom House". Archived from the original on 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2009-10-03.

^ ^a^b Paschenko, Chris (2012-04-27). "Senate confirms Costa for isle federal judgeship". Galveston County Daily News. Retrieved 2012-04-27.

^ http://www.txs.uscourts.gov/district/genord/2007/2007-17.pdf Southern District of Texas General Order 2007–17

^ Flood, Marry (2009-02-23). "Judge Kent accepts plea deal and retires from bench". Retrieved 2009-02-23.

^ Rice, Harvey (2009-07-09). "Kent's judgeship in Galveston moving to McAllen". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2009-07-22. Retrieved 2009-07-22. The Galveston federal courthouse where disgraced former U.S. District Judge Samuel Kent presided for 18 years will remain vacant and his replacement moved to McAllen, the chief judge of the Southern District said Thursday. [...] The decision to move the post from Galveston to McAllen was made because few cases are heard in Galveston while immigration and drug cases are swamping judges in courts near the border, Chief Judge Hayden Head said.

^ ^a^b "Laredo". United States Department of Justice. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
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^ Future Judicial Vacancies

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[12] Recess appointment; formally nominated on January 15, 1962, confirmed by the United States Senate on March 16, 1962, and received commission on March 17, 1962.

[13] Resigned June 30, 2009 after being impeached.

[1] National Park Service Archaeological Field Inspection

[2] "U.S. Department of Justice: 2002 Centennial Report, pgs. 1, 10" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-06-01. Retrieved 2010-05-24..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}

[txs.uscourts.gov-3] "Southern District of Texas: History of the District". Archived from the original on 2009-09-17. Retrieved 2009-10-04.

[4] General Services Administration: U.S. Custom House, Galveston, Texas

[5] "Galveston Historical Foundation: More About the Custom House". Archived from the original on 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2009-10-03.

[costa1-6] Paschenko, Chris (2012-04-27). "Senate confirms Costa for isle federal judgeship". Galveston County Daily News. Retrieved 2012-04-27.

[7] ttp://www.txs.uscourts.gov/district/genord/2007/2007-17.pdf Southern District of Texas General Order 2007–17

[chron20090223-8] Flood, Marry (2009-02-23). "Judge Kent accepts plea deal and retires from bench". Retrieved 2009-02-23.

[kentseatmove-9] Rice, Harvey (2009-07-09). "Kent's judgeship in Galveston moving to McAllen". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2009-07-22. Retrieved 2009-07-22. The Galveston federal courthouse where disgraced former U.S. District Judge Samuel Kent presided for 18 years will remain vacant and his replacement moved to McAllen, the chief judge of the Southern District said Thursday. [...] The decision to move the post from Galveston to McAllen was made because few cases are heard in Galveston while immigration and drug cases are swamping judges in courts near the border, Chief Judge Hayden Head said.

[Justice_Dept-10] "Laredo". United States Department of Justice. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
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[11] Future Judicial Vacancies

v t e Current active district judges of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
E. Louisiana	Brown Feldman Vance Fallon Barbier Zainey Africk Milazzo Morgan Ashe 2 seats vacant
M. Louisiana	Dick Jackson deGravelles
W. Louisiana	Hicks Foote Doughty Summerhays Juneau 2 seats vacant
N. Mississippi	Aycock Mills Brown
S. Mississippi	Jordan Wingate Starrett Ozerden Reeves 1 seat vacant
E. Texas	Gilstrap Crone Mazzant Schroeder Kernodle 3 seats vacant
N. Texas	Lynn Lindsay Godbey Kinkeade Boyle O'Connor Scholer 5 seats vacant
S. Texas	Rosenthal Hinojosa Hughes Lake Gilmore Ellison Crane Hanen Alvarez Saldaña Ramos Marmolejo Bennett Hanks Olvera Rodriguez 3 seats vacant
W. Texas	Garcia Biery Martinez Moses Cardone Yeakel Montalvo Rodriguez Guaderrama Pitman Counts Albright 1 seat vacant

v t e Current senior district judges of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
E. Louisiana	Berrigan Lemmon Lemelle
M. Louisiana	None
W. Louisiana	Walter Trimble Doherty Melancon James Drell
N. Mississippi	Biggers Davidson
S. Mississippi	Barbour Lee Gex Bramlette Guirola
E. Texas	Schell Heartfield Clark
N. Texas	Robinson Fish Maloney Fitzwater Cummings McBryde Means
S. Texas	Bue Head Hittner Hoyt Harmon Rainey Werlein Jack Atlas Tagle Miller
W. Texas	Nowlin Sparks Briones Junell

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United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas

Contents

History

Galveston Division

Laredo Division

Jurisdiction

Current judges

Vacancies and pending nominations

Former judges

Chief judges

Succession of seats

See also

Notes

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Location	Houston .mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal} More locations Brownsville Corpus Christi Galveston United States Post Office and Courthouse (Galveston) Laredo McAllen Victoria
Appeals to	Fifth Circuit
Established	March 11, 1902
Judges	19
Chief Judge	Lee H. Rosenthal
Officers of the court
U.S. Attorney	Ryan Patrick
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