Reynaldo Guerra Garza

Biography of Reynaldo Guerra Garza

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Garza
• First Name: Reynaldo
• Middle Name: Guerra
• Date of Birth: July , 7 , 1915
• Place of Birth (POB): Brownsville , Texas (US-TX, 48, Tex., Texas, Tx.)
• Date of Death: September , 14 , 2004
• Place of Death (POD): Brownsville , Texas (US-TX, 48, Tex., Texas, Tx.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: Hispanic

Reynaldo Guerra Garza Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, Southern District of Texas
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: John F. Kennedy ( Democratic )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 03/24/1961
• Seat vacated by: Allred , James V.
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 03/24/1961
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 04/13/1961
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 04/13/1961
• Commission Date: 04/14/1961
• Date of Service as Chief Judge (begin): 1974
• Termination of Service as Chief Judge (Date): 1979
• Date of Termination: 08/01/1979
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Second Appointment of Reynaldo Guerra Garza

• Court Name: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
• Court Type: United States Court of Appeals
• Promoted by President: Jimmy Carter ( Democratic )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 04/30/1979
• American Bar Association (ABA) Ratings of judicial nominees (majority rating): Well Qualified
• Seat vacated by: Thornberry , William Homer
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 04/30/1979
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action: 07/10/1979
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 07/12/1979
• Commission Date: 07/13/1979
• Retirement from Active Service: 07/07/1982
• Date of Termination: 09/14/2004
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Reynaldo Guerra Garza in the Law School

• Name of School: Brownsville Junior College (now Texas Southmost College)
• Degree: Associate of Arts (A.A.)
• Law Degree Year: 1935

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): University of Texas
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
• Law Degree Year: 1937

Third Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): University of Texas School of Law
• Degree: Bachelor of Laws ( LL.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1939

Reynaldo Guerra Garza Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, Brownsville, Texas, 1939-1942, 1945-1961
• U.S. Army, Air Forces, 1942-1945

Resources

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