Biographies of the Three Judges
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Judge William L. Garwood
A.B., Princeton University, 1952
LL.B., University of Texas School of Law, 1955
Born in Houston, Texas, October 29, 1931
Appointed to the Fifth Circuit by President Reagan, October 26, 1981
Took Oath of Office, November 9, 1981
Assumed Senior Status, January 23, 1997
Homer Thornberry Judicial Building
903 San Jacinto Boulevard, Room 300
Austin, Texas 78701
Judge Harold R. DeMoss, Jr.
B.A., Rice University, 1952
LL.B., University of Texas School of Law, 1955
Born in Houston, Texas, December 30, 1930
Appointed to the Fifth Circuit by President Bush, December 2, 1991
Took Oath of Office, December 11, 1991
Bob Casey U. S. Courthouse
515 Rusk Avenue, Room 12015
Houston, Texas 77002
Judge Robert M. Parker
B.B.A., University of Texas, 1961
J.D., University of Texas School of Law, 1964
Born in Longview, Texas, October 19, 1937
Appointed to the Fifth Circuit by President Clinton, June 16, 1994
Took Oath of Office, June 17, 1994
Appointed to District Court by President Carter, April 26, 1979
Took District Court Oath of Office, May 4, 1979
Served as U.S. District Judge, Eastern District of Texas, 1979-1994
Served as Chief District Judge, 1990-1994
U. S. Courthouse
221 West Ferguson Street, Room 400
Tyler, Texas 75702