James E. Kinkeade
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. Born 1951.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush (Republican)
- Nominated
- Jul 18, 2002
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Nov 14, 2002
- Commissioned
- Nov 15, 2002
Other federal judicial service
- Judge, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, 2026-present
Education
- B.A., Baylor University, 1973
- J.D., Baylor University School of Law, 1974
- LL.M., University of Virginia School of Law, 1998
Career
- Law clerk in private practice, Texas, 1974-1975
- Private practice, Texas, 1975-1980
- Associate judge, Irving [Texas] Municipal Court, 1976-1980
- Judge, Dallas County [Texas] Criminal Court Number Ten, 1981
- Judge, Dallas County [Texas] One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth District Court, 1981-1988
- Adjunct professor, Texas Wesleyan School of Law, 1981-2002
- Justice, Fifth Court of Appeals of Texas, 1988-2002
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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