Sidney Fitzwater's Biography
- Senior Judge of the U.S. District Court - Northern
Contact Information
Office
1100 Commerce Street, Chambers 1528
Dallas, TX 75242-1003
Full Name:
Sidney Allen Fitzwater
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
1953
Birth Place:
Olney, MD
JD, Baylor University School of Law, 1976
BA, Baylor University, 1975
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Senior Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of Texas, 2018-present
Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of Texas, 1986-2007, 2014-2018
Chief Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of Texas, 2007-2014
Nominated, Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, January 27, 1992
Judge, Texas District Court, Two Hundred and Ninety-Eighth Judicial District, 1982-1986
Nominated by President Reagan, Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of Texas, January 29, 1986
Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of Texas, March 18, 1986
Associate, Rain Harrell Emery Young & Doke, 1978-1982
Associate, Vinson & Elkins, 1976-1978
Member, Dallas Bar Association
Member, District Judges Association of the Fifth Circuit
Member, Federal Judges Association
Member, State Bar of Texas
Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
Member, The American Law Institute