Leon Schydlower
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. Born 1971.
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
- 90 to 8
- Confirmed
- Mar 22, 2024
- Commissioned
- Mar 26, 2024
Other federal judicial service
- U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, 2015-2024
Education
- B.A., University of Texas, 1993
- J.D., University of Texas School of Law, 1995
Career
- U.S. Navy lieutenant, 1996-2000
- Assistant staff judge advocate, U.S. Navy Legal Service Office Pacific, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 1996-1997
- Military prosecutor, U.S. Navy Trial Service Office Pacific, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 1997-1998
- Special assistant U.S. attorney, District of Hawaii, 1998-2000
- U.S. Naval Reserve lieutenant, 2000-2004
- Private practice, El Paso, Texas, 2000-2015
- U.S. Air Force Reserve lieutenant colonel, 2010-
- Assistant staff judge advocate, Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, 2011-2017
- Instructor of law, U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate General's School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, 2017-2021
- Individual mobilization assistant to the staff judge advocate, Misawa Air Base, Japan, 2021-
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Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, January 10, 2024; nomination withdrawn by president, February 7, 2024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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