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William Royal Furgeson Jr.
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
William Royal Furgeson Jr. served on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. Appointed by William J. Clinton and confirmed Mar 10, 1994. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton
- Confirmed
- Mar 10, 1994
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1941
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of TexasWilliam J. Clinton · Mar 10, 1994 – May 31, 2013
Education
- Texas Technological College (now Texas Tech University)B.A., 1964
- University of Texas School of LawJ.D., 1967
Career
U.S. Army captain, 1967-1969; Assistant county attorney, Lubbock County, Texas, 1969; Law clerk, Hon. Halbert O. Woodward, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, 1969-1970; Private practice, El Paso, Texas, 1970-1993; Member, U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, 2008-2013; Dean, University of North Texas at Dallas College of Law, 2013-2018
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