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Terry R. Means
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
Assumed office
July 3, 2013
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
In office
November 5, 1991 – July 3, 2013
Appointed byGeorge H. W. Bush
Preceded byDavid Owen Belew Jr.
Personal details
Born
Terry R. Means

1948 (age 75–76)
Roswell, New Mexico
EducationSouthern Methodist University (B.A.)
Southern Methodist University School of Law (J.D.)

Terry R. Means (born 1948) is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

Education and career

Born in Roswell, New Mexico, Means received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Southern Methodist University in 1971 and a Juris Doctor from Southern Methodist University School of Law in 1974. He was in private practice in Corsicana, Texas from 1974 to 1989. He was a Justice, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th Appellate District, Waco, from 1989 to 1991.[1]

Federal judicial service

Means was nominated by President George H. W. Bush on July 24, 1991, to a seat vacated by Judge David Owen Belew Jr.. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 31, 1991, and received his commission on November 5, 1991. He took senior status on July 3, 2013.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Means, Terry R. - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.

Sources

Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
1991–2013
Vacant