Harry Lee Hudspeth
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Harry Lee Hudspeth is a United States federal judge
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Born in Dallas, Texas
, Hudspeth received an A.B.
from the University of Texas in 1955 and a J.D.
from the University of Texas School of Law
in 1958. He was a Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve from 1958 to 1959. He was a trial attorney of U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C.
from 1959 to 1962, and was then an assistant United States Attorney
of the Western District of Texas from 1962 to 1969. He was in private practice in El Paso, Texas
from 1969 to 1977. From 1977 to 1979, he was a U.S. Magistrate for the Western District of Texas.
On October 11, 1979, Hudspeth was nominated by President Jimmy Carter
to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
vacated by Adrian A. Spears. Hudspeth was confirmed by the United States Senate
on November 26, 1979, and received his commission on November 27, 1979. He served as chief judge from 1992-1999. He assumed senior status
on June 30, 2001.
United States federal judge
In the United States, the title of federal judge usually means a judge appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the United States Senate in accordance with Article II of the United States Constitution....
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Born in Dallas, Texas
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
, Hudspeth received an A.B.
Bachelor of Arts
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from the University of Texas in 1955 and a J.D.
Juris Doctor
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from the University of Texas School of Law
University of Texas School of Law
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in 1958. He was a Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve from 1958 to 1959. He was a trial attorney of U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
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from 1959 to 1962, and was then an assistant United States Attorney
United States Attorney
United States Attorneys represent the United States federal government in United States district court and United States court of appeals. There are 93 U.S. Attorneys stationed throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands...
of the Western District of Texas from 1962 to 1969. He was in private practice in El Paso, Texas
El Paso, Texas
El Paso, is a city in and the county seat of El Paso County, Texas, United States, and lies in far West Texas. In the 2010 census, the city had a population of 649,121. It is the sixth largest city in Texas and the 19th largest city in the United States...
from 1969 to 1977. From 1977 to 1979, he was a U.S. Magistrate for the Western District of Texas.
On October 11, 1979, Hudspeth was nominated by President Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. is an American politician who served as the 39th President of the United States and was the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, the only U.S. President to have received the Prize after leaving office...
to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
The United States District Court For the Western District Of Texas is a Federal district court. The court convenes in San Antonio with divisions in Austin, Del Rio, El Paso, Midland, Pecos, and Waco. It has jurisdiction in over 50 Trans-Pecos, Permian Basin and Hill Country counties of the U.S....
vacated by Adrian A. Spears. Hudspeth was confirmed by the United States Senate
United States Senate
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on November 26, 1979, and received his commission on November 27, 1979. He served as chief judge from 1992-1999. He assumed senior status
Senior status
Senior status is a form of semi-retirement for United States federal judges, and judges in some state court systems. After federal judges have reached a certain combination of age and years of service on the federal courts, they are allowed to assume senior status...
on June 30, 2001.