Hayden Wilson Head Jr.
Hayden Wilson Head Jr. | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas | |
| Assumed office November 13, 2009 | |
| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas | |
| In office 2003–2009 | |
| Preceded by | George P. Kazen |
| Succeeded by | Ricardo Hinojosa |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas | |
| In office October 26, 1981 – November 13, 2009 | |
| Appointed by | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Owen DeVol Cox |
| Succeeded by | Nelva Gonzales Ramos |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 12, 1944 ) |
Hayden Wilson Head Jr. (born November 12, 1944) is an inactive
senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
.
Education and career
Born in
Judge Advocate General's Corps. He was in private practice in Corpus Christi from 1972 to 1981.[1]
Federal judicial service
Head was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on September 17, 1981, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas vacated by Judge Owen DeVol Cox. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 21, 1981, and received his commission on October 26, 1981. He served as Chief Judge from 2003 to 2009. He assumed senior status on November 13, 2009.[1]
Notable case
In 2014, Head entered the news for vacating an order by
United States Magistrate Judge Brian Owsley to unseal the records of government requests for electronic surveillance in connection with criminal investigations. As a result of his order, the surveillance, most of which are for investigations that have long been concluded, along with the government's legal justification for the surveillance, remains secret. The one-paragraph order offered no explanation for the decision and was itself filed under seal.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b Hayden Wilson Head Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ Jennifer Valentino-DeVries, Sealed Court Files Obscure Rise in Electronic Surveillance, The Wall Street Journal, June 2, 2014
Sources
- Hayden Wilson Head Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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