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Alia Moses
2002 - Present
22
Alia Moses is the chief judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas. She joined the court in 2002 after being nominated by President George W. Bush. Moses became chief judge in 2022.[1]
Early life and education
A native of Eagle Pass, Texas, Moses graduated from Texas Woman's University with her bachelor's degree in 1983 and from the University of Texas Law School with her J.D. in 1986.[2]
Professional career
- 1997 - Present: United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
- 2022 - Present: Chief judge
- 2002 - Present: Judge
- 2000-2002: Magistrate judge
- 1997-2000: Magistrate judge (part-time)
- 1997-2000: Mediator in private practice, Texas
- 1990-1997: Assistant U.S. attorney, Western District of Texas
- 1986-1990: Assistant county attorney and chief of appellate section, Travis County, Texas[2]
Judicial career
Western District of Texas
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| Nominee Information |
| Name: Alia M. Ludlum |
| Court: United States District Court for the Western District of Texas |
| Progress |
| Confirmed 126 days after nomination. |
 Nominated: July 11, 2002
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| ABA Rating: Substantial Majority Well Qualified, Minority Qualified
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| Questionnaire: |
| Hearing: September 18, 2002
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| Hearing Transcript: Hearing Transcript |
| QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more) |
| Reported: October 8, 2002
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| Confirmed: November 14, 2002
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| Vote: Voice vote
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Moses, who was nominated under the name Alia M. Ludlum, was nominated on July 11, 2002, by President George W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas vacated by Harry Hudspeth. The American Bar Association rated Moses Substantial Majority Well Qualified, Minority Qualified for the nomination. Hearings on Moses' nomination were held before the Senate Judiciary Committee on September 18, 2002, and her nomination was reported by U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) on October 8, 2002. Moses was confirmed on a voice vote of the U.S. Senate on November 14, 2002, and she received her commission the next day.[2][3][4] Since 2022, Moses has served as the Chief Judge since 2022. [1]
See also
- United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
- United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Eagle Pass Business Journal, "U. S. District Judge Alia Moses Named Chief U. S. District Judge of the Western District of Texas," November 18, 2022
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Federal Judicial Center, "Biography of Judge Alia Moses," accessed May 29, 2017
- ↑ United States Congress, "PN 1962 — Alia M. Ludlum — The Judiciary," accessed May 29, 2017
- ↑ American Bar Association, "Ratings of Article III judicial nominees, 107th Congress," accessed May 29, 2017
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United States District Court for the Western District of Texas 2002-Present |
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| 2001 |
Armijo • Bates • Beistline • Blackburn • Bowdre • Bunning • Bury • Caldwell • Camp • Cassell • Cebull • Clement • Clifton • Crane • Eagan • Engelhardt • Friot • Gibbons • Granade • Gregory • Gritzner • Haddon • Hartz • Heaton • Hicks • Howard • Johnson • Jorgenson • Krieger • Land • Leon • Mahan • Martinez • Martone • McConnell • Melloy • Mills • O'Brien • Parker • Payne • Prost • Reeves • Riley • Robinson • Rogers • Royal • Shedd • B. Smith • L. Smith • Walton • Wooten • Zainey | ||
| 2002 |
Africk • Anderson • Autrey • Baylson • Cercone • Chesler • Clark • Collyer • Conner • Conti • Corrigan • Davis • Davis • Dorr • England • Ericksen • Fuller • Gardner • Godbey • Griesbach • Hanen • Hovland • Hudson • Jones • Jordan • Kinkeade • Klausner • Kugler • Leighton • Linares • Moses • Marra • Martinez • Martini • Mays • McVerry • Phillips • Raggi • Reade • Rose • Rufe • Savage • Schwab • Smith • St. Eve • Walter • White • Wolfson | ||
| 2003 |
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| 2004 |
Alvarez • Benton • Boyko • Covington • Diamond • Harwell • Kelley • Schiavelli • Schneider • Starrett • Watson | ||
| 2005 |
Alito • Barrett • Batten • Bianco • Brown • Burgess • Conrad • Cox • Crotty • Delgado-Colon • Dever • DuBose • Griffin • Griffith • Johnston • Kendall • Larson • Ludington • Mattice • McKeague • Neilson • Owen • Pryor • Roberts • Sandoval • Schiltz • Seabright • Smoak • Van Tatenhove • Vitaliano • Watkins • Zouhary | ||
| 2006 |
Besosa • Bumb • Chagares • Cogan • Gelpi • Golden • Gordon • Gorsuch • Guilford • Hillman • Holmes • Ikuta • D. Jordan • K. Jordan • Kavanaugh • Miller • Moore • Shepherd • Sheridan • Smith • Whitney • Wigenton | ||
| 2007 |
Anderson • Aycock • Bailey • Bryant • Davis • DeGiusti • Dow • Elrod • Fairbank • Fischer • Frizzell • Gutierrez • Hall • Hardiman • Haynes • Howard • Jarvey • Jones • Jonker • Kapala • Kays • Laplante • Limbaugh • Lioi • Livingston • Maloney • Mauskopf • Mendez • Miller • Neff • O'Connor • O'Grady • O'Neill • Osteen • Ozerden • Reidinger • Sammartino • Schroeder • Settle • Smith • Snow • Southwick • Suddaby • Sullivan • Thapar • Tinder • Van Bokkelen • Wood • Wright • Wu | ||
| 2008 |
Agee • Anello • Arguello • Brimmer • Gardephe • Goldberg • Jones • Kethledge • Lawrence • Matsumoto • Melgren • Murphy • Scriven • Seibel • Slomsky • Trenga • Waddoups • White | ||
Federal courts:
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, Northern District of Texas, Southern District of Texas • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, Northern District of Texas, Southern District of Texas
State courts:
Texas Supreme Court • Texas Court of Appeals • Texas Court of Criminal Appeals • Texas District Courts • Texas County Courts • Texas County Courts at Law • Texas Statutory Probate Courts • Texas Justice of the Peace Courts
State resources:
Courts in Texas • Texas judicial elections • Judicial selection in Texas
