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James Robertson Nowlin

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas · 1981

James Robertson Nowlin , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. James Robertson Nowlin (born November 21, 1937) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas and a former state legislator.

Education

  • Trinity University, San Antonio, TexasB.A., 1959
  • Trinity University, San Antonio, TexasM.A., 1962
  • University of Texas School of LawJ.D., 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

Biography

James Robertson Nowlin (born November 21, 1937) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas and a former state legislator.

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