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Reynaldo Guerra Garza
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961–1979
Reynaldo Guerra Garza , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. 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 by John F. Kennedy.
Education
- Brownsville Junior College (now Texas Southmost College)A.A., 1935
- University of TexasB.A., 1937
- University of Texas School of LawLL.B., 1939
Career
Private practice, Brownsville, Texas, 1939-1942, 1945-1961; U.S. Army, Air Forces, 1942-1945
Biography
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 by John F. Kennedy.
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