Richard A. Schell
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Senior status. Born 1950.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan (Republican)
- Nominated
- Apr 13, 1988
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- May 27, 1988
- Commissioned
- Jun 6, 1988
- Senior status
- Mar 10, 2015
Education
- B.A., Southern Methodist University, 1972
- J.D., Southern Methodist University School of Law (now Dedman School of Law), 1975
Career
- Instructor, Southern Methodist University Law School, 1975-1976
- Assistant district attorney, Collin County, Texas, 1976
- Private practice, McKinney, Texas, 1977-1982
- Judge, Collin County [Texas] Court at Law, 1982-1986
- Judge, Collin County [Texas] Two Hundred and Nineteenth District Court, 1986-1988
- Visiting professor, Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, 2010-
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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