Ricardo Hinojosa's Biography
- Judge of the U.S. District Court - Southern
Contact Information
Office
United States Courthouse
1701 West Business Highway 83
Mcallen, TX 78501
Full Name:
Ricardo H. Hinojosa
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
1950
Birth Place:
Rio Grande City, TX
JD, Harvard Law School, 1975
BA, University of Texas, Austin, 1972
No political experience information on file.
Member, Committee on Defender Services of the Judicial Conference of the United States
Member, Magistrate Judges' Committee of the Judicial Council of the Fifth Circuit
Chair/Member, United States Sentencing Commission, 2003-2014
Judge, United States District Court, Southern District of Texas, 1983-2009, 2016-present
Chief Judge, United States District Court, Southern District of Texas, 2009-2016
Lawyer, Private Practice, McAllen, Texas, 1976-1983
Nominated by President Ronald Reagan, Judge, United States District Court, Southern District of Texas, April 12, 1983
Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States District Court, Southern District of Texas, May 4, 1983
Law Clerk, Texas Supreme Court, 1975-1976
Member, American Law Institute Advisors Group to the Model Penal Code Sentencing Project
Chairman, Board of Regents of the University of Texas-Pan American
Chairman, Texas Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution
Judicial Liaison Member, Texas State Bar Board of Directors