A. Joe Fish | |
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| Installed | November 12, 2007 |
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Allen Joe Fish November 12, 1942 Los Angeles, California |
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Yale University (B.A.) Yale Law School (LL.B.) |
Allen Joe Fish (born November 12, 1942) is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas in Dallas, Texas.
Education and career[]
Born in Los Angeles, California, Fish received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale University in 1965 and his Bachelor of Laws from Yale Law School in 1968. He was a Sergeant in the United States Army Reserve from 1968 to 1974, and was in private practice in Dallas, Texas, from 1968 to 1980. In 1980 he was elected to the 95th Judicial District Court of Dallas County, Texas. From 1981 to 1983 he was a judge on the Fifth District of the Texas Court of Appeals in Dallas.[1]
Federal judicial service[]
On January 31, 1983, Fish was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas vacated by Judge Patrick Higginbotham. Fish was confirmed by the United States Senate less than a month later, on February 23, 1983, and received his commission the following day. He served as Chief Judge of the district from 2002 to 2007, assuming senior status on November 12, 2007.[1]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Fish, A[llen Joe - Federal Judicial Center"]. https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/fish-allen-joe.
Sources[]
- Allen Joe Fish at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
External links[]
The original article can be found at A. Joe Fish and the edit history here.