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Hilda G. Tagle

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Senior status. Born 1946.

Federal judicial service

Newest first

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

Appointed by
William J. Clinton (Democratic)
Nominated
Mar 21, 1997
Senate vote
Voice vote
Confirmed
Mar 11, 1998
Commissioned
Mar 17, 1998
Senior status
Dec 31, 2012

Education

  • A.A., Del Mar College, 1967
  • B.A., East Texas State University (now Texas A&M University -- Commerce), 1969
  • M.S., North Texas State University (now University of North Texas), 1971
  • J.D., University of Texas School of Law, 1977

Career

  • Law clerk, Legal Aid Society of Central Texas, 1977
  • Assistant city attorney, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1977-1978
  • Assistant county attorney, Nueces County, Texas, 1978-1980
  • Assistant district attorney, Nueces County, Texas, 1980-1981
  • Instructor, Legal Assistant Program, Del Mar College, 1981-1985
  • Judge, Nueces County [Texas] Court at Law Number Three, 1985-1994
  • Judge, Nueces County [Texas] One Hundred and Forty-Eighth District Court, 1995-1998

Other nominations

Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, August 10, 1995; no Senate vote

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

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