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Richard Schell
2015 - Present
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Richard A. Schell is a federal judge on senior status with the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. He joined the court in 1988 after being nominated by President Ronald Reagan.
Early life and education
A native of Dallas, Texas, Schell graduated from Southern Methodist University with his bachelor's degree in 1972 and with his J.D. in 1975.[1]
Professional career
- 2010-Present: Visiting professor, Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law
- 1988-Present: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- 2015-Present: Senior judge
- 1994-2001: Chief judge
- 1988-2015: Judge
- 1986-1988: Judge, Texas 219th District Court
- 1982-1986: Judge, Collin County Court-at-Law
- 1977-1982: Private practice, McKinney, Texas
- 1976: Assistant district attorney, Collin County, Texas
- 1975-1976: Instructor, Southern Methodist University Law School[1]
Judicial career
Eastern District of Texas
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| Nominee Information |
| Name: Richard A. Schell |
| Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas |
| Progress |
| Confirmed 44 days after nomination. |
 Nominated: April 13, 1988
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 ABA Rating:
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| Questionnaire: |
| Hearing: May 16, 1988
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| QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more) |
| Reported: May 24, 1988
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| Confirmed: May 27, 1988
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| Vote: Voice vote
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Schell was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on April 13, 1988, to a seat vacated by William Steger. Hearings on Schell's nomination were held before the Senate Judiciary Committee on May 16, 1988, and his nomination was reported by U.S. Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.) on behalf of then-U.S. Sen. Joseph Biden (D-Del.) on May 24, 1988. Schell was confirmed on a voice vote of the U.S. Senate on May 27, 1988, and he received his commission on June 6, 1988. Schell served as the chief judge of the court from 1994 to 2001. Schell elected to take senior status beginning on March 10, 2015.[1][2]
See also
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by: William Steger |
Eastern District of Texas 1988–2015 Seat #3 |
Succeeded by: Sean Jordan
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| 1982 |
Acker • Acosta • Altimari • Bell • Bissell • Black • Bullock • Caldwell • Coffey • Contie • Coyle • Dowd • Fagg • Fong • Fox • Gadbois • Gibson • Ginsburg • Hart • Higginbotham • Hogan • Irving • Jackson • Jolly • Kanne • Kovachevich • Krupansky • Lynch • Mansmann • McNamara • Mencer • Mentz • Mihm • Moody • Nordberg • Paul • Pieras • Plunkett • Porfilio • Potter • Pratt • Rafeedie • Restani • Roberts • Scalia • Selya • Telesca • Wellford | ||
| 1983 |
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| 1984 |
Barker • Beezer • Biggers • Billings • Bissell • Boyle • Brewster • Browning • DiCarlo • Duhe • Garcia • George • Hall • Hargrove • Higgins • Hill • Holland • Ideman • Jarvis • Keller • Leavy • Lee • Legge • Leisure • Little • Livaudais • Longobardi • McKibben • Milburn • Newman • Norgle • Prado • Rea • Rosenblatt • Rovner • Scirica • Smith, Jr. • Sneeden • Stotler • Suhrheinrich • Torruella • Wiggins • Wilkinson | ||
| 1985 |
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| 1986 |
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| 1987 |
Alesia • Beam • Bell • Conboy • Cowen • Cummings • Daronco • Doty • Dwyer • Ebel • Ellis • Gadola • Gawthrop • Greenberg • Harrington • Howard • Hoyt • Hutchinson • Kanne • Kelly • Larimer • Leavy • Lew • Marsh • Mayer • McKinney • Michel • Mukasey • Musgrave • Niemeyer • Parker • Phillips • Politan • Pro • Raggi • Reasoner • Reed • Scirica • Sentelle • Smith • Smith • Stadtmueller • Standish • Tinder • Torres • Trott • Turner • Van Antwerpen • Voorhees • Webb • Whipple • Wolin • Wolle • Wood • Zagel | ||
| 1988 |
Arcara • Babcock • Brorby • Butler • Cambridge • Camp • Conlon • Cox • Dubois • Duhe • Ezra • Forester • Friedman • Garza • Hutton • Jordan • Kennedy • Lake • Lamberth • Lifland • Lozano • Marovich • Nygaard • Patterson • Schell • Smith • Smith • Tilley • Waldman • Zilly | ||
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