Alia Ludlum

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1 Early life and education
2 Legal career
3 Federal judicial career
4 External links

Alia Ludlum is an Article III federal judge for the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas. She joined the court in 2002 after being nominated by President George W. Bush.

Early life and education

A native of Texas, Ludlum graduated from Texas Womans University with her Bachelor's in Business Administration in 1983 and later graduated from the University of Texas Law School with her Juris Doctorate Degree in 1986

Legal career

After law School, Ludlum was a County Attorney for the Travis County Attorney's Office from 1986 to 1990. In 1990, Ludlum joined the US Attorney's Office as an Assistant U.S. attorney the head of the Del Rio satilite office for thw Western District of Texas from 1990 to 1997. In 1997, Ludlumn entered into private practice as Mediator licensed in the State of Texas from 1997 to 2000.

Federal judicial career

Ludlum began her Federal Judicial Career as a federal magistrate judge as Ludlum was appointed to a four year part-time term in 1997 until the year 2000 in which she was promoted to a full-term Magistrate Judge until she was elevated in the ranks to the Federal Bench in 2002.

On the unanimous recommendation of Texas U.S. Senators Kay Bailey Hutchinson and Phil Gramm, Ludlum was nominated by President George W. Bush on July 11, 2002 to a seat vacated by Harry Hudspeth as Hudspeth assumed senior status. Ludlum was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on November 14, 2002 on a senate vote and received commission on November 15, 2002.

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