Texas is divided into four federal judicial districts, each of which is comprised of several divisions. Appeal from all Texas federal courts is to the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans.
The Fifth Circuit is composed of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. Sessions are held in each of the states at least once a year and may be scheduled at any location having adequate facilities. U.S. circuit judges are appointed for life and receive a salary of $220,600 in 2018.
Circuit Judges — Chief Judge, Carl E. Stewart, Shreveport.
Judges: Priscilla R. Owen, Austin.
Catharina Haynes, Don R. Willett, and James C. Ho, Dallas.
Edith H. Jones, Greg J. Costa, Jerry E. Smith, and Jennifer Walker Elrod, Houston.
James E. Graves Jr., Leslie H. Southwick, and E. Grady Jolly, Jackson, Miss.
Stuart Kyle Duncan, Lafayette, La.
James L. Dennis, Stephen A. Higginson, and Kurt Damian Engelhardt, New Orleans.
Andrew Stephen Oldham, San Antonio.
Senior Judges: Carolyn Dineen King and Thomas M. Reavley, Houston; Fortunato P. Benavides and Patrick E. Higginbotham, Austin; Rhesa H. Barksdale, Jackson, Miss.; John Malcolm Duhé Jr., Jacques L. Wiener Jr., W. Eugene Davis, and Edith Brown Clement, New Orleans.
Clerk of Court: Lyle W. Cayce, New Orleans.
U.S. district judges are appointed for life and receive a salary in 2018 of $208,000.
District Judges — Chief Judge, Barbara M.G. Lynn, Dallas.
Judges: Mary Lou Robinson, Amarillo.
Sam A. Lindsay, David C. Godbey, Ed Kinkeade, Jane Boyle, Reed O’Connor, and Keren Gren Scholer, Dallas.
Senior Judges: A. Joe Fish and Sidney A. Fitzwater, Dallas; Mary Lou Robinson, Amarillo; Terry R. Means and John H. McBryde, Fort Worth; Sam R. Cummings, Lubbock.
Clerk of District Court: Karen Mitchell, Dallas.
U.S. Attorney: Erin Nealy Cox, Dallas.
Federal Public Defender: Jason Hawkins.
Bankruptcy Judges: Chief Judge, Barbara J. Houser, Dallas. Judges, Stacey G.C. Jernigan and Harlin D. Hale, Dallas; Mark X. Mullin and Russell F. Nelms, Fort Worth; Robert Jones, Lubbock. Court is in continuous session in each division of the Northern Texas District.
Callahan, Eastland, Fisher, Haskell, Howard, Jones, Mitchell, Nolan, Shackelford, Stephens, Stonewall, Taylor and Throckmorton. Magistrate: E. Scott Frost, Abilene. Deputy-in-charge: Misti Grant.
Armstrong, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray, Hall, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher and Wheeler. Magistrate: Lee Ann Reno, Amarillo. Deputy-in-charge: Delynda Smith.
Dallas, Ellis, Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Navarro and Rockwall. Magistrates: Irma C. Ramirez, Renee H. Toliver, David L. Horan, and Rebecca Rutherford, Dallas. Chief Deputy: Jim Barton.
Comanche, Erath, Hood, Jack, Palo Pinto, Parker, Tarrant and Wise. Magistrate: Jeffrey L. Cureton, Fort Worth. Division Manager: Brian Rebecek.
Bailey, Borden, Cochran, Crosby, Dawson, Dickens, Floyd, Gaines, Garza, Hale, Hockley, Kent, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn, Motley, Scurry, Terry and Yoakum. Magistrate: D. Gordon Bryant Jr., Lubbock. Division Manager: Erik Paltrow.
Brown, Coke, Coleman, Concho, Crockett, Glasscock, Irion, Menard, Mills, Reagan, Runnels, Schleicher, Sterling, Sutton and Tom Green. Magistrate: E. Scott Frost, San Angelo. Division Manager: Erik Paltrow.
Archer, Baylor, Clay, Cottle, Foard, Hardeman, King, Knox, Montague, Wichita, Wilbarger and Young. Magistrate: Hal R. Ray Jr., Wichita Falls. Deputy-in-Charge: Teena Timmons.
District Judges — Chief Judge, Orlando Garcia, San Antonio.
Judges: Fred Biery, Xavier Rodriguez, San Antonio.
Kathleen Cardone, Frank J. Montalvo, Philip R. Martinez, David C. Guaderrama, El Paso.
Robert L. Pitman and Lee Yeakel, Austin.
Senior Judges: James R. Nowlin and Sam Sparks, Austin; David Briones, El Paso; Robert A. Junell, Midland and Pecos; David A. Erza, San Antonio.
Clerk of District Court: Jeannette Clack, San Antonio.
Federal Public Defender: Maureen Scott Franco.
U.S. Marshal: Susan L. Pamerleau.
Bankruptcy Judges: Chief Judge, Ronald B. King. Judges, Craig A. Gargotta, H. Christopher Mott and Tony M. Davis, Austin.
Following are the different divisions of the Western District, and the counties in each division.
Bastrop, Blanco, Burleson, Burnet, Caldwell, Gillespie, Hays, Kimble, Lampasas, Lee, Llano, Mason, McCulloch, San Saba, Travis, Washington and Williamson. Magistrates: Andrew W. Austin and Mark Lane, Austin. Divisional Office Manager: Annette French. Bankruptcy Court Deputy-in-charge: Theresa Mills.
Edwards, Kinney, Maverick, Terrell, Uvalde, Val Verde and Zavala. Magistrate: Victor Roberto Garcia and Collis White, Del Rio. Divisional Office Manager: Trini Barrientez.
El Paso, Hudspeth. Magistrates: Robert F. Castañeda, Anne T. Berton, Miguel A. Torres, Leon Schydlower, El Paso. Operations Support Supervisor: Michael Maiella. Bankruptcy Court Deputy-in-charge: Julie Herrera.
Andrews, Crane, Ector, Martin, Midland and Upton. Court for the Midland-Odessa Division is held at Midland, but may, at the discretion of the court, be held in Odessa. Magistrate: Ronald C. Griffin, Midland. Divisional Office Manager: Jaye Kissler, Midland. Bankruptcy Court Deputy-in-charge: Christy L. Carouth.
Brewster, Culberson, Jeff Davis, Loving, Pecos, Presidio, Reeves, Ward and Winkler. Magistrates: David B. Fannin, Alpine. Pecos Divisional Office Manager: Michael Benavides. Alpine Magistrate Deputy: Yvette Lujan.
Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Dimmit, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kendall, Kerr, Medina, Real and Wilson. Magistrates: Elizabeth S. Chestney, Richard B. Farrer, and Henry J. Bemporad, San Antonio. Divisional Office Manager: Michael F. Oakes. Clerk of Bankruptcy Court: Yvette Taylor.
Bell, Bosque, Coryell, Falls, Freestone, Hamilton, Hill, Leon, Limestone, McLennan, Milam, Robertson and Somervell. Magistrate: Jeffrey C. Manske, Waco. Divisional Office Manager: Mark G. Borchardt. Bankruptcy Court Deputy-in-charge: Bridget Hardage.
District Judges — Chief Judge, Rodney Gilstrap, Marhsall.
Judges: Marcia A. Crone, Rod Clark, and Thad Heartfield, Beaumont.
Robert W. Schroeder III, Texarkana.
Richard A. Schell, Plano. Amos L. Mazzant III, Sherman.
Clerk of District Court: David O'Toole.
U.S. Attorney: Joseph D. Brown.
Federal Public Defender: G. Patrick Black.
Bankruptcy Judges: Chief Judge, William Parker, Tyler; Brenda Rhoades, Plano.
Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Newton, Orange. Magistrates: Zach Hawthorn and Keith F. Giblin. Deputy-in-charge: Brandy Fairley.
Angelina, Houston, Nacogdoches, Polk, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby, Trinity, Tyler. Deputy-in-charge: Brandy Fairley.
Camp, Cass, Harrison, Hopkins, Marion, Morris, Upshur. Magistrate: Roy Payne. Deputy-in-charge: Kecia Clendening.
Collin, Cooke, Delta, Denton, Fannin, Grayson, Hopkins and Lamar. Magistrates: Kimberly C. Priest Johnson and Christine A. Nowak, Plano. Deputy-in-charge: Karen Sessions.
Bowie, Franklin, Red River and Titus. Magistrate: Caroline M. Craven. Deputy-in-charge: Lynn Siebel.
Anderson, Cherokee, Gregg, Henderson, Panola, Rains, Rusk, Smith, Van Zandt and Wood. Magistrates: K. Nicole Mitchell and John Love, Tyler. Deputy-in-charge: Kyla Dean.
District Judges — Chief Judge, Lee H. Rosenthal, Houston.
Judges: Alfred H. Bennett, Keith Ellison, Vanessa Gilmore, Andrew S. Hanen, Lynn N. Hughes, Sim Lake, and Gray H. Miller, Houston.
Nelva Gonzales Ramos, Corpus Christi.
Rolando Olvera and Fernando Rodriguez, Brownsville.
Ricardo H. Hinojosa, Randy Crane, and Micaela Alvarez, McAllen. George C. Hanks Jr., Galveston.
Marina Garcia Marmolejo and Diana Saldaña, Laredo.
Senior Judges: Janis Graham Jack, Corpus Christi; David Hittner, Kenneth M. Hoyt, Nancy F. Atlas, Hilda G. Tagle, and Ewing Werlein Jr., Houston; George P. Kazen, Laredo; Kenneth M. Hoyt and John D. Rainey, Victoria.
Clerk of Court: David J. Bradley, Houston.
U. S. Attorney: Ryan K. Patrick, Houston.
Federal Public Defender: Marjorie A. Meyers.
Bankruptcy Judges: Chief, David Jones; also, Jeff Bohm, Marvin Isgur, Jeffrey P. Norman, and Eduardo V. Rodriguez.
Cameron and Willacy. Magistrates: Ronald G. Morgan, Ignacio Torteya III. Deputy-in-charge: Rosalina D’Venturi.
Aransas, Bee, Brooks, Duval, Jim Wells, Kenedy, Kleberg, Live Oak, Nueces and San Patricio. Magistrates: B. Janice Ellington and Jason B. Libby. Deputy-in-charge: Marianne Serpa.
Brazoria, Chambers, Galveston and Matagorda. Magistrate: Andrew M. Edison. Deputy-in-charge: Lucia Smith.
Austin, Brazos, Colorado, Fayette, Fort Bend, Grimes, Harris, Madison, Montgomery, San Jacinto, Walker, Waller and Wharton. Magistrates: Dena Hanovice Palermo, Frances H. Stacy, Nancy Johnson, Peter Bray, and Christina Bryan. Deputy-in-charge: Darlene Hansen.
Jim Hogg, La Salle, McMullen, Webb and Zapata. Magistrates: Diana Song Quiroga, John A. Kazen, and Sam S. Sheldon. Deputy-in-charge: Kathy Johnson.
Hidalgo and Starr. Magistrates: J. Scott Hacker, Peter Ormsby, and Juan F. Alanis. Deputy-in-charge: Velma T. Barrera.
Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Lavaca, Refugio and Victoria. Deputy-in-charge: Lana Tesch.