Ernest Gonzalez
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. Born 1962.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Feb 7, 2024
- Senate vote
- 88 to 7
- Confirmed
- Mar 22, 2024
- Commissioned
- Apr 9, 2024
Education
- B.B.A., University of Texas at San Antonio, 1987
- J.D., Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, 1993
Career
- Senior accountant, Southwest Texas Methodist Hospital, San Antonio, Texas, 1987-1991
- Assistant district attorney, Bexar County, Texas, 1994-2000
- Assistant attorney general IV/special assistant U.S. attorney, Western District of Texas (on detail), Texas Attorney General's Office, 2000
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) Section, Western District of Texas, 2000-2003
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Texas, 2003-2023
- lead assistant U.S. attorney, OCDETF Section, 2017-2022
- chief, OCDETF Section, 2022-2023
- Senior attorney advisor, Narcotics and Dangerous Drug Section, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 2023-2024
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, January 10, 2024; nomination withdrawn by president, February 7, 2024
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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