Speculation abounded over potential nominations to the Supreme Court of the United States by President George W. Bush since before his presidency.
Steven Wayne Smith is a Republican former Texas Supreme Court associate justice,who was defeated for renomination in 2004 through the active opposition of then-Governor Rick Perry. He was unseated by Paul W. Green. Smith again lost –very narrowly –a bid for nomination to the court in the March 7,2006,GOP primary,when Perry again opposed his candidacy.
Emilio Miller Garza is a former United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and former United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas.
Priscilla Richman is an American lawyer and jurist serving as the chief United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. She was previously a justice of the Supreme Court of Texas from 1995 to 2005.
Edward Charles Prado is an American diplomat who is a former United States ambassador to Argentina from 2018 to 2021. He is a former United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Consuelo María Callahan is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Patrick Errol Higginbotham is an American judge and lawyer who serves as a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Richard Allen Griffin is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Previously,he was a judge on the Michigan Court of Appeals.
Catharina Jacoba Hendrika Dubbelday Haynes is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Samuel Frederick Biery Jr. is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas.
Frankie "Frank" Montalvo is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas.
Marina Garcia Marmolejo is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
Robert Lee Pitman is an American attorney and jurist who serves as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas and former United States Attorney for the Western District of Texas. He was previously a United States Magistrate Judge of the same court.
Nelva Gonzales Ramos is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
George Carol Hanks Jr. is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
James Wesley Hendrix is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas and former assistant United States attorney for the same district. He presides over the Northern District's Lubbock,Abilene,and San Angelo Divisions,which account for 47 of the Northern District's 100 counties,and span an area larger than Pennsylvania.
Irma Carrillo Ramirez is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. She previously served as a United States magistrate judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas from 2002 to 2023. She is a former nominee to be a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas.
Fernando Rodriguez Jr. is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
Holly Aiyisha Thomas is an American attorney serving as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. She previously served as a judge of the Los Angeles County Superior Court from 2018 to 2022.
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