Edward Prado
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Edward Prado (b. 1947) is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He joined the court in 2003 after being nominated by President George W. Bush.
Early Life and Education
Born in San Antonio, Texas, Prado graduated from San Antonio Junior College with his Associate's Degree in 1967. Prado obtained his Bachelor's degree from the Austin with his Bachelor's Degree in 1969. Prado graduated from Texas Law with his Juris Doctor degree in 1972. Prado served in the United States Army Reserves from 1972 to 1987.[1]
Legal Career
Prado served as Assistant District Attorney for Bexar County from 1972 to 1976 before becoming an Assistant Federal Public Defender for the Western District of Texas representing low-income clients from 1976 to 1980. Prado served as a Circuit Court Judge in the 187th Judicial District Court of Bexar County in 1980 before being nominated by President Ronald Reagan to U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas from 1981 to 1984.[1]
Federal Judicial Career
Western District of Texas
On the recommendation of Texas U.S. Senator Phil Gramm, 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 C. Frederick Shannon, Jr. Prado was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on March 30, 1984 on a Senate vote and received commission on March 30, 1984.[1]
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
On the recommendation of Texas U.S. Senators Phil Gramm and Kay Bailey Hutchinson, Prado was nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit by President George W. Bush on February 6, 2003 to a seat vacated by Robert Parker. Prado was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on May 1, 2003 on Senate vote and received commission on May 5, 2003. [2]
External Links
- Judge Edward Prado Federal Judicial Center Biography
- Nationmaster.com Edward C. Prado Biography
- talkleft.com Comment on Nomination of Prado to USCA, 5th Cir.
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Federal judges who have served the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Edith Jones • Benavides • Clement • Davis • Dennis • Elrod • Emilio Garza • Haynes • Jolly • Owen • Prado • Smith • Southwick • Stewart • Wiener • Vacancy |
| Senior judges |
Barksdale • DeMoss • Duhe • Garwood • Higginbotham • King • Reavley |
| Former judges |
Ainsworth • Anderson • Batts • Bell • Borah • Brown • Bryan • Cameron • Carswell • Clayton • Charles Clark • Thomas Clark • Coleman • Dyer • Fay • Foster • Reynaldo Garza • Gee • Gewin • Godbold • Goldberg • Hatchett • Henderson • Hill • Robert Hill • Holmes • Hutcheson • Ingraham • Frank Johnson • Samuel Johnson • Jones • King • Kravitch • Lee • McCormick • McCord • Morgan • Pardee • Parker • Pickering • Politz • Rives • Roney • Rubin • Russell • Shelby • Sibley • Simpson • Strum • Tate • Thornberry • Tjoflat • Tuttle • Vance • Walker • Waller • Williams • Wisdom |
