Edward Prado

Edward Prado

Nonpartisan

Prior offices

United States District Court for the Western District of Texas

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United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit

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Education

Bachelor's

University of Texas, 1969

Law

University of Texas School of Law, 1972

Personal

Birthplace

San Antonio, Texas

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Edward Charles Prado was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit. He joined the court in 2003 after being nominated by President George W. Bush. He retired from the court on April 2, 2018, to take a position as an ambassador in President Donald Trump's administration.

Early life and education

Born in San Antonio, Texas, Prado graduated from San Antonio Junior College with his associate degree in 1967, from the University of Texas with his bachelor's degree in 1969, and from the University of Texas School of Law with his J.D. in 1972.

Military career

Prado served in the U.S. Army Reserve from 1972 to 1987.

Professional career

• 1981-1984: U.S. Attorney, Western District of Texas
• 1980: Judge, 187th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas
• 1976-1980: Assistant federal public defender, Western District of Texas
• 1972-1976: Assistant district attorney, Bexar County, Texas

Judicial nominations and appointments

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

Nomination Tracker
Nominee Information
Name: Edward C. Prado
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit
Progress
Confirmed 84 days after nomination.
ANominated: February 6, 2003
AABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Questionnaire:
AHearing: March 27, 2003
Hearing Transcript: Hearing Transcript
QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more)
AReported: April 3, 2003
AConfirmed: May 1, 2003
AVote: 97-0

Prado was nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit by President George W. Bush on February 6, 2003, to a seat vacated by Robert Parker. The American Bar Association rated Prado Unanimously Well Qualified for the nomination. Hearings on Prado's nomination were held before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary on March 27, 2003, and his nomination was reported by U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) on April 3, 2003. Prado was confirmed on a recorded 97-0 vote of the U.S. Senate on May 1, 2003, and he received his commission on May 5, 2003. He retired from the court in 2018.

Western District of Texas

Prado was nominated to the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas by President Ronald Reagan on March 6, 1984, to a seat vacated by Judge C. Frederick Shannon, Jr. Hearings on Prado's nomination were held before the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 20, 1984, and his nomination was reported by U.S. Sen. Strom Thurmond (R-S.C.) on March 22, 1984. Prado was confirmed on a voice vote of the United States Senate on March 30, 1984, and he received his commission the same day. Prado resigned from the district court on May 13, 2003, upon his elevation to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. He was succeeded in this position by Judge Xavier Rodriguez.

Noteworthy cases

Clipper Estates case (2009)

See also: United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit (Joffroin v. Tufaro, 606 F. 3d 235)

Judge Martin Feldman of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana dismissed a lawsuit filed by fifty people who live in Clipper Estates in suburban New Orleans under allegations of violations of the Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act. The residents sued on allegations that the owner of Clipper Estates - also the President of the New Orleans Home Builders Association - used money he assessed against them after Hurricane Katrina for personal purposes instead of improving the subdivision as he promised. Feldman dismissed the lawsuit claiming the plaintiffs had no standing under RICO.
The case was appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, where judges Thomas Reavley, Edward Prado, and Priscilla Richman affirmed Feldman's decision. It was determined that the plaintiffs in the case did not have standing after applying the three-part test from Whalen v. Carter, 954 F.2d 1087, 1093 (5th Cir.1992).

See also

• United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit
• United States District Court for the Western District of Texas

External links

• Judge Prado's biography from the Federal Judicial Center

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by: Clyde Shannon	Western District of Texas 1984–2003 Seat #1	Succeeded by: Xavier Rodriguez
Preceded by: Robert Parker	Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals 2003–2018	Succeeded by: Andrew Oldham