Robert Junell
| Robert Junell | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Western District of Texas | |
| Title: | Judge |
| Position: | Seat #6 |
| Station: | Midland-Odessa, TX |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | George W. Bush |
| Active: | 02/12/2003 - Present |
| Preceded by: | Hipolito Garcia |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1947 |
| Home State: | El Paso, TX |
| Bachelors: | Texas Tech U., B.S., 1969 |
| Law School: | Texas Tech U. Law, J.D., 1976 |
| Grad. School: | U. of Arkansas, M.S., 1974 |
| Military service: | U.S. Army 1969 - 1980 |
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Robert Junell is an Article III federal judge for the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas. He joined the court in 2003 after being nominated by President George W. Bush. [1]
Early life and education
A native of Texas, Junell graduated from New Mexico Military Institute with a Bachelor's Degree in 1967 before later graduated from Texas Tech University in Lubbock with his Bachelor's Degree in 1969 and his Juris Doctor Degree in 1976. Junell also graduated from the University of Arkansas with his Master's Degree in 1974. Junell served in the US Army on Active Duty from 1970 to 1973 before serving seven years on reserve duty until 1980.[1]
Professional career
Junell spent his entire pre-judicial legal career as a private practice attorney licensed in the State of Texas from 1977 to 2003. Junell spent his entire private practice tenure with Jackson Walker LLP based in San Angelo.[1]
Judicial career
Western District of Texas
On the unanimous recommendation of Texas U.S. Senators Kay Bailey-Hutchinson and John Cornyn, Junell was nominated by President George W. Bush on January 7, 2003 to a seat vacated by Hipolito Garcia as Garcia died in judicial service[2]. Junell was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on February 10, 2003 on a uncontested senate of 91-0[3]. Junell received commission on February 12, 2003.[1]
Awards and associations
Notable cases
Judicial philosophy
See also
External links
- Judge Junell's Webpage at the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
- The Robing Room- Rate Judge Junell
- Judge Junell's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
References
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Hipolito Garcia |
Western District of Texas 2003–Current Seat #6 |
Succeeded by: NA |
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| 2001 |
Armijo • Bates • Beistline • Blackburn • Bowdre • Bunning • Bury • Caldwell • Camp • Cassell • Cebull • Clement • Clifton • Crane • Eagan • Engelhardt • Friot • Gibbons • Granade • Gritzner • Haddon • Hartz • Heaton • Hicks • Howard • Johnson • Jorgenson • Krieger • Land • Leon • Mahan • Martinez • Martone • McConnell • Melloy • Mills • O'Brien • Parker • Payne • Prost • Reeves • Riley • Robinson • Rogers • Royal • Shedd • B. Smith • L. Smith • Walton • Wooten • Zainey | ||
| 2002 |
Africk • Anderson • Autrey • Baylson • Cercone • Chesler • Clark • Collyer • Conner • Conti • Corrigan • Davis • Davis • Dorr • England • Ericksen • Fuller • Gardner • Godbey • Griesbach • Hanen • Hovland • Hudson • Jones • Jordan • Kinkeade • Klausner • Kugler • Leighton • Linares • Ludlum • Marra • Martinez • Martini • Mays • McVerry • Phillips • Raggi • Reade • Rose • Rufe • Savage • Schwab • Smith • St. Eve • Walter • White • Wolfson | ||
| 2003 |
Adams • Altonaga • Bea • Benitez • Bennett • Boyle • Brack • Breen • Browning • Burns • Bybee • Callahan • Campbell • Cardone • Carney • Castel • Chertoff • Cohn • Colloton • Conrad • Coogler • Cook • Cooke • Crone • Der-Yeghiayan • Drell • Duffey • Duncan • Erickson • Feuerstein • Figa • Filip • Fischer • Fisher • Flanagan • Floyd • Frost • Gibson • Greer • Gruender • Guirola • Hall • Hardiman • Hayes • Herrera • Hicks • Holmes • Holwell • Hopkins • Houston • Irizarry • Jones • Junell • Karas • Kravitz • Martinez • McKnight • Minaldi • Montalvo • Mosman • Otero • Pickering • Prado • Pratter • Proctor • Quarles • Robart • Roberts • Robinson • Rodgers • Rodriguez • Sabraw • Sanchez • Saylor • Selna • Sharpe • Simon • Springmann • Stanceu • Steele • Stengel • Suko • Sutton • Sykes • Titus • Townes • Tymkovich • Van Antwerpen • Varlan • Wake • Wesley • White • Woodcock • Yeakel | ||
| 2004 |
Alvarez • Benton • Boyko • Covington • Diamond • Harwell • Kelley • Schiavelli • Schneider • Starrett • Watson | ||
| 2005 |
Alito • Barrett • Batten • Bianco • Brown • Burgess • Conrad • Cox • Crotty • Delgado-Colon • Dever • DuBose • Griffin • Griffith • Johnston • Kendall • Larson • Ludington • Mattice • McKeague • Neilson • Owen • Pryor • Roberts • Sandoval • Schiltz • Seabright • Smoak • Van Tatenhove • Vitaliano • Watkins • Zouhary | ||
| 2006 |
Besosa • Bumb • Chagares • Cogan • Gelpi • Golden • Gordon • Gorsuch • Guilford • Hillman • Holmes • Ikuta • D. Jordan • K. Jordan • Kavanaugh • Miller • Moore • Shepherd • Sheridan • Smith • Whitney • Wigenton | ||
| 2007 |
Anderson • Aycock • Bailey • Bryant • Davis • DeGiusti • Dow • Elrod • Fairbank • Fischer • Frizzell • Gutierrez • Hall • Hardiman • Haynes • Howard • Jarvey • Jones • Jonker • Kapala • Kays • Laplante • Limbaugh • Lioi • Livingston • Maloney • Mauskopf • Mendez • Miller • Neff • O'Connor • O'Grady • O'Neill • Osteen • Ozerden • Reidinger • Sammartino • Schroeder • Settle • Smith • Snow • Southwick • Suddaby • Sullivan • Thapar • Tinder • Van Bokkelen • Wood • Wright • Wu | ||
| 2008 |
Agee • Anello • Arguello • Brimmer • Gardephe • Goldberg • Jones • Kethledge • Lawrence • Matsumoto • Melgren • Murphy • Scriven • Seibel • Slomsky • Trenga • Waddoups • White | ||
