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Ricardo Hinojosa

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Ricardo Hinojosa
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
In office
November 13, 2009 – November 13, 2016
Preceded byHayden Wilson Head Jr.
Succeeded byLee H. Rosenthal
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Assumed office
May 5, 1983
Appointed byRonald Reagan
Preceded byWoodrow Bradley Seals
Personal details
Born (1950-01-24) January 24, 1950 (age 74)
Rio Grande City, Texas, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Texas (BA)
Harvard University (JD)

Ricardo H. Hinojosa (born January 24, 1950) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas and served as the Chairman of the United States Sentencing Commission.

Education and career

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Hinojosa was born in Rio Grande City, Texas. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Texas, Austin in 1972, and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 1975. He was a law clerk to the Texas Supreme Court from 1975 to 1976. He was then in private practice in McAllen, Texas, until 1983.[1] In 2015, he received the Presidential Citation from UT Austin.[2]

Federal judicial service

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On April 12, 1983, Hinojosa was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas vacated by Judge Woodrow Bradley Seals. Hinojosa was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 4, 1983, and received his commission on May 5, 1983. He was appointed as a commissioner on the United States Sentencing Commission by then President George W. Bush in 2003. He served as Chief Judge from 2009 to 2016.[1] Following the assumption of senior status by José A. Cabranes, Hinojosa is the longest-serving federal judge remaining in active service.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Ricardo Hinojosa at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  2. ^ "Presidential Citation". Office of the President. 2016-01-10. Retrieved 2024-07-01.

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Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
1983–present
Incumbent
Preceded by Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
2009–2016
Succeeded by