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Sidney Allen Fitzwater

Senior judge · U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

Sidney Allen Fitzwater serves on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. Appointed by Ronald Reagan and confirmed Mar 18, 1986 by a 52–42 Senate vote. ABA rating: Qualified.

Appointed by
Ronald Reagan
Confirmed
Mar 18, 1986
Senate vote
52–42
ABA rating
Qualified
Born
1953

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of TexasRonald Reagan · Mar 18, 1986

Education

  • Baylor UniversityB.A., 1975
  • Baylor University School of LawJ.D., 1976

Career

Private practice, Houston, Texas, 1976-1978; Private practice, Dallas, Texas, 1978-1982; Judge, Texas District Court, Two Hundred and Ninety-Eighth Judicial District, 1982-1986

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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.

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