Lynn Nettleton Hughes
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Senior status. Born 1941.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan (Republican)
- Nominated
- Oct 16, 1985
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Dec 16, 1985
- Commissioned
- Dec 17, 1985
- Senior status
- Feb 12, 2023
Education
- B.A., University of Alabama, 1963
- J.D., University of Texas School of Law, 1966
- LL.M., University of Virginia School of Law, 1992
Career
- Private practice, Houston, Texas, 1966-1979
- President, Southwest Resources, Houston, Texas, 1969-1970
- Judge, Harris County [Texas] One Hundred and Sixty-Fifth District Court, 1979-1980
- Judge, Harris County [Texas] One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth District Court, 1981-1985
- Adjunct professor, South Texas College of Law, 1973-2003
- Adjunct professor, University of Texas School of Law, 1990-1991
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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