Terry Means
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2013 - Present
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Terry R. Means is a federal judge on senior status with the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. He joined the court in 1991 after being nominated by President George H.W. Bush.
Early life and education
Born in Roswell, New Mexico, Means graduated from Southern Methodist University with his bachelor's degree in 1971 and from Southern Methodist University School of Law with his J.D. in 1974.[1]
Professional career
- 1991 - Present: United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- 2013 - Present: Senior judge
- 1991-2013: Judge
- 1989-1991: Justice, Texas Tenth District Court of Appeals
- 1974-1989: Private practice, Corsicana, Texas[1]
Judicial career
Northern District of Texas
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| Nominee Information |
| Name: Terry R. Means |
| Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas |
| Progress |
| Confirmed 99 days after nomination. |
 Nominated: July 24, 1991
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| ABA Rating: Unanimously Qualified
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| Questionnaire: |
| Hearing: October 2, 1991
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| QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more) |
| Reported: October 31, 1991
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| Confirmed: October 31, 1991
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| Vote: Voice vote
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Means was nominated to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas by President George H.W. Bush on July 24, 1991, to a seat vacated by David Belew. The American Bar Association rated Means Unanimously Qualified for the nomination. Hearings on Means' nomination were held before the Senate Judiciary Committee on October 2, 1991, and his nomination was reported by then-U.S. Sen. Joseph Biden on October 31, 1991. Means was confirmed on a voice vote of the U.S. Senate on October 31, 1991, and he received his commission on November 5, 1991. Means elected to take senior status beginning on July 3, 2013.[1][2][3]
Noteworthy cases
Tarrant College First Amendment case (2010)
Judge Means ruled on March 15, 2010, that Tarrant College County administrators violated students' First Amendment rights in a empty holster protest in 2009.
The lawsuit came after students were blocked from holding a empty holster protest to advocate for students to have conceal-carry weapons on campus as a means to protect themselves. The judge found that the co-sponsorship provisions that the college required limits free speech, and as a result of the ruling the plaintiffs could recover legal fees from the college.[4]
See also
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Federal Judicial Center, "Biography of Judge Terry R. Means," accessed May 21, 2017
- ↑ United States Congress, "PN 523 — Terry R. Means — The Judiciary," accessed May 21, 2017
- ↑ American Bar Association, "Ratings of Article III judicial nominees, 102nd Congress," accessed May 21, 2017
- ↑ Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, "Victory for Free Speech on Campus: Federal Court Strikes Down Gun Rights Protest Restrictions at Tarrant County College," March 16, 2010
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: David Belew |
Northern District of Texas 1991–2013 Seat #9 |
Succeeded by: Ada Brown
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| 1989 |
Barksdale • Bonner • Buckwalter • Cyr • Fernandez • Garbis • Harmon • Lee • Lindberg • Lodge • Nelson • Nottingham • Plager • Rosen • Rymer • Smith • Spatt • Thomas • VanBebber • J. Walker • V. Walker • Wiener • Wright | ||
| 1990 |
Alito • Amon • Birch • Boudin • Cleland • Clevenger • Dubina • Hamilton • Henderson • Hood • Hornby • Jones • Kent • Levi • Loken • Lourie • Martin • McBryde • McClure • McKenna • McLaughlin • McNamee • Moreno • Mullen • Nelson • Nickerson • Niemeyer • Norton • Parker • Pickering • Rader • Rainey • Randolph • Shanstrom • Shedd • Shubb • Singleton • Skretny • Souter • Sparr • Stahl • Stamp • Suhrheinrich • Taylor • Vollmer • Ware • Wilson | ||
| 1991 |
Albritton • Andersen • Armstrong • Arnold • Bartle • Bassler • Batchelder • Beckwith • Belot • Benson • Blackburn • Bramlette • Brody • Brody • Burrell • Carnes • Caulfield • Cauthron • Clement • Collier • Conway • Cooper • Dalzell • DeMent • DeMoss • Doherty • Echols • Edmunds • Faber • Freeh • Gaitan • Garza • Graham • Haik • Hamilton • Hansen • Hendren • Herlong • Highsmith • Hogan • Huff • Hurley • Irenas • Johnson • Joyner • Kelly • Kleinfeld • Legg • Leonard • Lewis • Longstaff • Lungstrum • Luttig • Matia • McCalla • McDade • McKeague • McKelvie • Means • Merryday • Moore • Morgan • Nielsen • Nimmons • Osteen Sr. • Padova • Payne • Reinhard • Robinson • Robreno • Roll • Roth • Schlesinger • Scullin • Siler • Solis • Sotomayor • Sparks • Stohr • Thomas • Traxler • Trimble • Ungaro • Van Sickle • Wanger • Werlein • Whyte • Yohn | ||
| 1992 |
Baird • Barbadoro • Black • Boudin • Carnes • Covello • DiClerico • Gilbert • Gonzalez • Gorton • Hansen • Heyburn • Jackson • Jacobs • Keeley • Kendall • Kopf • Kyle • Lewis • McAuliffe • McLaughlin • Melloy • Preska • Quist • Randa • Rosenthal • Rovner • Schall • Sedwick • Simandle • Stahl • Vratil • Williams | ||
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
