Sidney Allen Fitzwater
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. Senior status. Born 1953.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan (Republican)
- Nominated
- Jan 29, 1986
- Senate vote
- 52 to 42
- Confirmed
- Mar 18, 1986
- Commissioned
- Mar 19, 1986
- Senior status
- Sep 22, 2018
Education
- B.A., Baylor University, 1975
- J.D., Baylor University School of Law, 1976
Career
- Private practice, Houston, Texas, 1976-1978
- Private practice, Dallas, Texas, 1978-1982
- Judge, Texas District Court, Two Hundred and Ninety-Eighth Judicial District, 1982-1986
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, October 29, 1985; no Senate vote; Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, January 27, 1992; no Senate vote
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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