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Kenneth M. Hoyt

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Senior status. Born 1948.

Federal judicial service

Newest first

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas

Appointed by
Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Nominated
Nov 24, 1987
Senate vote
Voice vote
Confirmed
Mar 31, 1988
Commissioned
Apr 1, 1988
Senior status
Mar 2, 2013

Education

  • A.B., Texas Southern University, 1969
  • J.D., Texas Southern University School of Law, 1972

Career

  • Private practice, Houston, Texas, 1972-1985
  • City attorney, Kendleton, Texas, 1975-1981
  • City attorney, Prairie View, Texas
  • Presiding judge, Harris County [Texas] One Hundred and Twenty-Fifth District Court, 1981-1982
  • Faculty, Trial Advocacy Program, South Texas College, 1981-1982
  • Adjunct professor, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Texas Southern University, 1983-1984
  • Justice, First Court of Appeals of Texas, 1985-1988

DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026

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