James Robertson Nowlin
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. Senior status. Born 1937.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan (Republican)
- Nominated
- Sep 17, 1981
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Oct 21, 1981
- Commissioned
- Oct 26, 1981
- Senior status
- May 31, 2003
Education
- B.A., Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas, 1959
- M.A., Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas, 1962
- J.D., University of Texas School of Law, 1963
Career
- U.S. Army captain, 1959-1960
- U.S. Army Reserve, JAG Corps, 1960-1968
- Private practice, San Antonio, Texas, 1963-1965, 1966-1981
- Legal counsel, U.S. Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare, 1965-1966
- State representative, Texas, 1967-1971, 1973-1981
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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