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U.S. District Courts for the Districts of Texas: Chief Judges

Eastern District of Texas

Number of chief judges: 11
Sheehy, Joseph Warren (1954-1967)
Parker, Robert Manley (1990-1994)
Schell, Richard A. (1994-2001)
Hannah, John H., Jr. (2001-2003)
Heartfield, Thad (2003-2009)
Folsom, David (2009-2012)
Davis, Leonard E. (2012-2015)
Clark, Ron (2015-2018)
Gilstrap, James Rodney (2018-present)

Western District of Texas

Number of chief judges: 11

Northern District of Texas

Number of chief judges: 15

Southern District of Texas

Number of chief judges: 11
DeAnda, James (1988-1992)
Black, Norman William (1992-1996)
Kazen, George P. (1996-2003)
Hinojosa, Ricardo H. (2009-2016)
Rosenthal, Lee Hyman (2016-2022)
Crane, Randy (2022-present)

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