Southern District of Texas
sdtx5th Circuit33 judges
The Southern District of Texas, with its main courthouse in Houston and additional courts in Brownsville, Corpus Christi, Laredo, McAllen, and Victoria, consistently ranks among the highest in the nation for criminal case filings due to its location along the U.S.-Mexico border. The McAllen and Laredo divisions handle some of the highest per-capita immigration caseloads in the federal system. The district has 19 authorized judgeships.
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Alfred H. Bennett
Judge
Alfredo R Pérez
Bankruptcy
Andrew M. Edison
Judge
Andrew S. Hanen
Judge
Brian C. Bajew
Judge
Charles R. Eskridge III
Judge
Christina A. Bryan
Judge
Christopher M. Lopez
Bankruptcy
Dena Hanovice Palermo
Judge
Diana Saldaña
Judge
Drew B. Tipton
Judge
Eduardo V. Rodriguez
Bankruptcy
Ewing Werlein, Jr.
Judge
Fernando Rodriguez, Jr.
Judge
George C. Hanks Jr.
Judge
Ignacio Torteya, III
Judge
Jason B. Libby
Judge
Jeffrey P. Norman
Bankruptcy
Jeffrey V. Brown
Judge
John A. Kazen
Judge
Juan F. Alanis
Judge
Julie K. Hampton
Judge
Keith P. Ellison
Judge
Lee H. Rosenthal
Judge
Marina Garcia Marmolejo
Judge
Marvin Isgur
Bankruptcy
Mitchel Neurock
Judge
Nadia S. Medrano
Magistrate Judge
Nicholas Jon Ganjei
Judge
Randy Crane
Chief Judge
Richard W. Bennett
Judge
Rolando Olvera
Judge
Yvonne Y. Ho
Judge