Garza was nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit by President Jimmy Carter on April 30, 1979, to a seat vacated by Judge Homer Thornberry. President Jimmy Carter originally asked Garza to serve as the Attorney General of the United States, which he turned down. Had he accepted and been confirmed by the Senate, Garza would have become the first Hispanic Attorney General of the United States. He was confirmed to the Fifth Circuit by the United States Senate on July 12, 1979, and received his commission on July 13, 1979. Garza assumed senior status on July 7, 1982. He died on September 14, 2004, in his hometown of Brownsville.[1]
reynaldo, guerra, garza, july, 1915, september, 2004, united, states, circuit, judge, united, states, court, appeals, fifth, circuit, first, mexican, american, appointed, federal, court, when, appointed, united, states, district, judge, united, states, distric. Reynaldo Guerra Garza July 7 1915 September 14 2004 was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit He was the first Mexican American appointed to a federal court when he was appointed as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas and would later become the first Mexican American as well as the first Latin American appointed to any circuit of the United States courts of appeals Reynaldo GarzaSenior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth CircuitIn office July 7 1982 September 14 2004Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth CircuitIn office July 13 1979 July 7 1982Appointed byJimmy CarterPreceded byHomer ThornberrySucceeded byPatrick HigginbothamChief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of TexasIn office 1974 1979Preceded byBen Clarkson ConnallySucceeded byJohn Virgil Singleton Jr Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of TexasIn office April 14 1961 August 1 1979Appointed byJohn F KennedyPreceded byJames Burr V AllredSucceeded byFilemon Vela Sr Personal detailsBornReynaldo Guerra Garza 1915 07 07 July 7 1915Brownsville Texas U S DiedSeptember 14 2004 2004 09 14 aged 89 Brownsville Texas U S EducationTexas Southmost College AA University of Texas Austin BA LLB Contents 1 Education and career 2 Federal judicial service 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksEducation and career editBorn in Brownsville Texas Garza received an Associate of Arts degree from Brownsville Junior College now Texas Southmost College in 1935 and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 1937 He earned his Bachelor of Laws from the University of Texas School of Law in 1939 He was in private practice of law in Brownsville from 1939 to 1942 He served in the United States Army Air Forces from 1942 to 1945 after which he returned to his law practice in Brownsville where he remained until 1961 1 Federal judicial service editGarza was nominated to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas by President John F Kennedy on March 24 1961 to a seat vacated by Judge James V Allred He was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 13 1961 and received his commission on April 14 1961 He served as Chief Judge from 1974 to 1979 when his service on the district court was terminated on August 1 1979 due to elevation to the Fifth Circuit 1 Garza was nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit by President Jimmy Carter on April 30 1979 to a seat vacated by Judge Homer Thornberry President Jimmy Carter originally asked Garza to serve as the Attorney General of the United States which he turned down Had he accepted and been confirmed by the Senate Garza would have become the first Hispanic Attorney General of the United States He was confirmed to the Fifth Circuit by the United States Senate on July 12 1979 and received his commission on July 13 1979 Garza assumed senior status on July 7 1982 He died on September 14 2004 in his hometown of Brownsville 1 See also editList of first minority male lawyers and judges in the United States List of Hispanic and Latino American jurists List of United States federal judges by longevity of serviceReferences edit a b c Reynaldo Guerra Garza at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges a publication of the Federal Judicial Center External links editReynaldo Guerra Garza at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges a publication of the Federal Judicial Center The Handbook of Texas Online Legal offices Preceded byJames V Allred Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas1961 1979 Succeeded byFilemon Vela Sr Preceded byBen Clarkson Connally Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas1974 1979 Succeeded byJohn Virgil Singleton Jr Preceded byHomer Thornberry Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit1979 1982 Succeeded byPatrick Higginbotham Preceded byJ Skelly Wright Chief Judge of the Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals1987 1993 Position abolished Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Reynaldo Guerra Garza amp oldid 1160118212, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
