Reynaldo Guerra Garza
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Reynaldo Guerra Garza (July 7, 1915 – September 14, 2004) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He was the first Mexican-American appointed to a federal court when he was appointed as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, and would later become the first Mexican-American, as well as the first Latin American, appointed to any circuit of the United States courts of appeals.
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Reynaldo Garza | |
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Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | |
In office July 7, 1982 – September 14, 2004 | |
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | |
In office July 13, 1979 – July 7, 1982 | |
Appointed by | Jimmy Carter |
Preceded by | Homer Thornberry |
Succeeded by | Patrick Higginbotham |
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas | |
In office 1974–1979 | |
Preceded by | Ben Clarkson Connally |
Succeeded by | John Virgil Singleton Jr. |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas | |
In office April 14, 1961 – August 1, 1979 | |
Appointed by | John F. Kennedy |
Preceded by | James Burr V Allred |
Succeeded by | Filemon Vela Sr. |
Personal details | |
Born | Reynaldo Guerra Garza (1915-07-07)July 7, 1915 Brownsville, Texas, U.S. |
Died | September 14, 2004(2004-09-14) (aged 89) Brownsville, Texas, U.S. |
Education | Texas Southmost College (AA) University of Texas, Austin (BA, LLB) |
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