Reynaldo Guerra Garza
Reynaldo Garza | |
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James Burr V Allred | |
| Succeeded by | Filemon Vela Sr. |
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| Born | Reynaldo Guerra Garza July 7, 1915 ) |
Reynaldo Guerra Garza (July 7, 1915 – September 14, 2004) was a
Latin American, appointed to any circuit of the United States courts of appeals
.
Education and career
Born in
Brownsville Junior College (now Texas Southmost College) in 1935 and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 1937. He earned his Bachelor of Laws from the University of Texas School of Law in 1939. He was in private practice of law in Brownsville from 1939 to 1942. He served in the United States Army Air Forces from 1942 to 1945, after which he returned to his law practice in Brownsville, where he remained until 1961.[1]
Federal judicial service
Garza was nominated to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas by President John F. Kennedy on March 24, 1961, to a seat vacated by Judge James V. Allred. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 13, 1961, and received his commission on April 14, 1961. He served as Chief Judge from 1974 to 1979, when his service on the district court was terminated on August 1, 1979, due to elevation to the Fifth Circuit.[1]
Garza was nominated to the
Attorney General of the United States, which he turned down. Had he accepted and been confirmed by the Senate, Garza would have become the first Hispanic Attorney General of the United States. He was confirmed to the Fifth Circuit by the United States Senate on July 12, 1979, and received his commission on July 13, 1979. Garza assumed senior status on July 7, 1982. He died on September 14, 2004, in his hometown of Brownsville.[1]
See also
- List of first minority male lawyers and judges in the United States
- List of Hispanic and Latino American jurists
- List of United States federal judges by longevity of service
References
- ^ a b c Reynaldo Guerra Garza at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
External links
- Reynaldo Guerra Garza at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- The Handbook of Texas Online