T. John Ward

T. John Ward

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Nonpartisan

Prior offices

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

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Education

Bachelor's

Texas Tech University, 1964

Law

Baylor Law, 1967

Personal

Birthplace

Bonham, Texas

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T. John Ward was an Article III federal judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. He joined the court in 1999 after being nominated by President Bill Clinton. Ward retired on October 1, 2011.

Education

Born in Bonham, Texas, Ward graduated from Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas with his bachelor's degree in 1964, and later from Baylor University School of Law in Waco, Texas in 1967.

Professional career

Ward was a legislative draftsperson for the Texas Legislative Council, which serves as Legal Counsel to the Texas State Legislature, from 1967 to 1968. In 1968, Ward served as an assistant county attorney for Lubbock County, Texas in 1968 before entering private practice, where he remained until 1999.

Judicial career

Eastern District of Texas

Ward was nominated to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas by President Bill Clinton on January 26, 1999, to a seat vacated by William Justice. Ward was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on July 13, 1999, and received commission on July 15, 1999. He retired on October 1, 2011.

Threat towards Judge Folsom

Judge Ward presided in the case of a threat towards fellow federal judge David Folsom. Ward sentenced Patrick Neil Womack to three years in prison after pleading guilty in May of 2009 on charges of making threats towards the judge while serving a prison sentence in a Texas state prison.

See also

• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

External links

• Judge Ward's Web Page at the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (dead link)
• Judge Ward's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by: William Justice	Eastern District of Texas 1999–2011	Succeeded by: Amos Mazzant