John Cornyn III is an American politician,attorney,and former jurist serving as the senior United States senator from Texas,a seat he has held since 2002. A member of the Republican Party,he served on the Texas Supreme Court from 1991 to 1997 and as the attorney general of Texas from 1999 to 2002.
Donny Ray Willett is an American lawyer and jurist serving since 2018 as a U.S. circuit judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He was previously a justice of the Supreme Court of Texas from 2005 to 2018.
U.S. President Barack Obama nominated over 400 individuals for federal judgeships during his presidency. Of these nominations,Congress confirmed 329 judgeships,173 during the 111th &112th Congresses and 156 during the 113th and 114th Congresses.
Amos Louis Mazzant III is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas and former United States magistrate judge of the same court.
George Carol Hanks Jr. is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
Karen Anne Gren Scholer is an American lawyer who serves as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern 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.
Eli Jeremy Richardson is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.
Brett Joseph Talley is an American lawyer and author who served as a Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Department of Justice. In September 2017,he was nominated by President Donald Trump to fill a vacancy on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama. His nomination drew controversy due to his lack of judicial experience,partisan personal blogging,and failure to disclose that he was married to Ann Donaldson,the chief of staff to White House counsel Don McGahn. He became the third judicial nominee since 1989 to receive a unanimous rating of "not qualified" from the American Bar Association. On December 13,2017,Talley withdrew his name from consideration for the appointment.
Matthew Joseph Kacsmaryk is a United States district judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. He was nominated to the position by President Donald Trump in 2017 and sworn in for the position in 2019.
Stuart Kyle Duncan is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He was appointed to the court by President Donald Trump in 2017 and confirmed in 2018.
Daniel Desmond Domenico is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado.
Donald Trump,President of the United States from 2017 to 2021,entered office with a significant number of judicial vacancies,including a Supreme Court vacancy due to the death of Antonin Scalia in February 2016. During the first eight months of his presidency,he nominated approximately 50 judges,a significantly higher number than any other recent president had made by that point in his presidency. By June 24,2020,200 of his Article III nominees had been confirmed by the United States Senate. According to multiple media outlets,Trump significantly impacted the composition of the Supreme Court and lower courts during his tenure.
John Campbell "Cam" Barker is an American federal judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.
Michael Joseph Truncale is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.
Paul Brian Matey is an American attorney who serves as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Prior to Matey's judicial service,he was a partner in the White Collar Criminal Defense and Litigation practice groups at the law firm of Lowenstein Sandler LLP. He was previously Senior Vice President,General Counsel,and Secretary at University Hospital in Newark,New Jersey.
David Steven Morales is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
Corey Landon Maze is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.
Eric Earl Murphy is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and former Solicitor General of Ohio.
Brantley David Starr is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas.
