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Ernest Gonzalez
Active judge · U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
Ernest Gonzalez serves on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. Appointed by Joseph R. Biden and confirmed Mar 22, 2024 by a 88–7 Senate vote. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden
- Confirmed
- Mar 22, 2024
- Senate vote
- 88–7
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1962
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of TexasJoseph R. Biden · Mar 22, 2024
Education
- University of Texas at San AntonioB.B.A., 1987
- Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of LawJ.D., 1993
Career
Senior accountant, Southwest Texas Methodist Hospital, San Antonio, Texas, 1987-1991; Assistant district attorney, Bexar County, Texas, 1994-2000; Assistant attorney general IV/special assistant U.S. attorney, Western District of Texas (on detail), Texas Attorney General's Office, 2000; Assistant U.S. attorney, Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) Section, Western District of Texas, 2000-2003; Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Texas, 2003-2023; lead assistant U.S. attorney, OCDETF Section, 2017-2022; chief, OCDETF Section, 2022-2023; Senior attorney advisor, Narcotics and Dangerous Drug Section, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 2023-2024
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