U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
30 judges profiled from their own signed orders: how each rules on motions, with the orders quoted.
Kathleen Cardone
District judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Samuel Frederick Biery Jr.
District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
David B. Fannin
Magistrate judge
Xavier Rodriguez
District judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Robert F. Castañeda
Magistrate judge
Walter David Counts III
District judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Elizabeth S. Chestney
Magistrate judge
Victor Roberto GarciaRetired 2023
Magistrate judge
Dustin M. Howell
Magistrate judge
Alia Moses
District judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
David Alan Ezra
District judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Miguel A. Torres
Magistrate judge
Ernest Gonzalez
District judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Earl Leroy Yeakel IIIRetired 2023
District judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Collis WhiteNo longer serving
Magistrate judge
Robert Lee Pitman
District judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Richard B. Farrer
Magistrate judge
Christopher R. Wolfe
District judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Jason Kenneth Pulliam
District judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Leon Schydlower
District judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Ronald C. Griffin
Magistrate judge
Anne T. Berton
Magistrate judge
Derek T. Gilliland
Magistrate judge
Joseph A. Cordova
Magistrate judge
Henry J. Bemporad
Magistrate judge
Alan D Albright
District judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Mark Lane
Magistrate judge
Susan J. Hightower
Magistrate judge
Jeffrey C. ManskeRetired 2025
Magistrate judge
Orlando Luis Garcia
District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)