Sam Lindsay
Sam A. Lindsay is afederal judge on theUnited States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. He joined the court in 1998 after being nominated by PresidentBill Clinton.
Early life and education
A native ofSan Antonio, Texas, Lindsay graduated from St. Mary's University with his bachelor's degree in 1974 and from the University of Texas School of Law with hisJ.D. in 1977.[1]
Professional career
- 1998 - Present: Judge,United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- 1992-1998: City attorney,Dallas, Texas
- 1979-1991: City attorney's office, Dallas, Texas
- 1977-1979: Staff attorney, Texas Aeronautics Commission[1]
Judicial career
Northern District of Texas
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| Nominee Information |
| Name: Sam A. Lindsay |
| Court:United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas |
| Progress |
| Confirmed 123 days after nomination. |
 ANominated: November 8, 1997 |
| AABA Rating:Unanimously Qualified |
| Questionnaire: |
| AHearing: February 25, 1998 |
| QFRs:(Hover over QFRs to read more) |
| AReported: March 5, 1998 |
| AConfirmed: March 11, 1998 |
| AVote: Voice vote |
Lindsay was nominated by PresidentBill Clinton on November 8, 1997, to a new judgeship on theUnited States District Court for the Northern District of Texas created by 104 Stat. 5089. TheAmerican Bar Association rated LindsayUnanimously Qualified for the nomination. Hearings on Lindsay's nomination were held before theSenate Judiciary Committee on February 25, 1998, and his nomination was reported by U.S. Sen.Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) on March 5, 1998. Lindsay was confirmed on a voice vote of theU.S. Senate on March 11, 1998, and he received his commission onMarch 17, 1998.[1][2][3]
See also
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit
External links
Officeholder United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas |
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by - | United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas 1998-Present | Succeeded by - |
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| 1993 | Adams •Ambrose •Barnes •Brinkema •Bucklew •Chasanow •Coffman •Daughtrey •Ferguson •Ginsburg •Hagen •Jackson •Lancaster •Leval •Lindsay •Messitte •Michael •Piersol •Saris •Schwartz •Seybert •Shanahan •Shaw •Stearns •Trager •Vazquez •Wilken •Wilson | ||
| 1994 | Baer •Barkett •Batts •Beaty •Benavides •Bennett •Berrigan •Biery •Block •Borman •Breyer •Briones •Bryson •Bucklo •Burgess •Burrage •Cabranes •Calabresi •Carr •Casellas •Castillo •Chatigny •Chin •Cindrich •Coar •Collins •Cooper •Cote •Currie •Davis •Dominguez •Downes •Duval •Friedman •Furgeson •Garcia •Gertner •Gettleman •Gillmor •Gilmore •Gleeson •Haggerty •Hamilton •Hannah •Hawkins •Henry •Holmes •Hood •Hull •Hurley •Jack •Jones •Jones •Kaplan •Katz •Kern •Kessler •Koeltl •Lisi •Manning •McKee •McLaughlin •Melancon •Miles-LaGrange •Moore •Motz •Murphy •O'Malley •O'Meara •Oliver •Paez •B. Parker •F. Parker •R. Parker •Perry •Ponsor •Pooler •Porteous •Rendell • Riley •Robertson •Rogers •Ross •Russell •Sands •Sarokin •Scheindlin •Silver •Squatrito •Stewart •Sullivan •Tatel •Thompson •Timlin •Urbina •Vanaskie •Vance •Walls •Wells •Williams | ||
| 1995 | Arterton •Atlas •Black •Blake •Briscoe •Tena Campbell •Todd Campbell •Chesney •Cole •Collier •Daniel •Davis •Dennis •Dlott •Donald •Duffy •Economus •Evans •Fallon •Folsom •Gaughan •Goodwin •Heartfield •Hunt •Illston •Jones •King •Kornmann •Lawson •Lenard •Lucero •Lynch •McKinley •Moody •Moore •Moskowitz •Murphy •Murtha •Nugent •O'Toole •Orlofsky •Pogue •Sessions •C. Smith •O. Smith •Stein •Thornburg •Tunheim •Wallach •Wardlaw •Webber •Whaley •Winmill • Wood | ||
| 1996 | Broadwater •Clevert •Fenner •Gershon •Gottschall •Greenaway •Hinkle •Jones •Kahn •Laughrey •Lemmon •Marten •Miller •Molloy •Montgomery •Pregerson •Rakoff •Sargus •Tashima •Thomas •Zapata | ||
| 1997 | Adelman •Bataillon •Breyer •Caputo •Casey •Chambers •Clay •Damrell •Droney •Friedman •Gajarsa •Garland •Gilman •Gold •Gwin •Hall •Hayden •Hull •Ishii •Jenkins •Kauffman •Kennedy •Kimball •Kollar-Kotelly •Lazzara •Marbley •Marcus •Middlebrooks •Miller •Moon •Pratt •Rendell •Sippel •Siragusa •Snyder •Thrash | ||
| 1998 | Aiken •Barbier •Barzilay •Berman •Buttram •Carter •Collins •Dawson •Dimitrouleas •Fletcher •Fogel •Frank •Graber •Hellerstein •Herndon •James •Johnson •Kane •Kelly •G. King •R. King •Lasnik •Lee •Lemelle •Lindsay •Lipez •Manella •Matz •McCuskey •McKeown •McMahon •Mickle •Mollway •Mordue •Moreno •Morrow •Munley •Murphy •Pallmeyer •Pauley •Polster •Pooler •Rawlinson •Ridgway •R. Roberts •V. Roberts •Sack •Scott •Seitz •Seymour •Shea •Silverman •Sleet •Sotomayor •Steeh •Story •Straub •Tagle •Tarnow •Trauger •Traxler •Tyson •Wardlaw •Whelan •Young | ||
| 1999 | Alsup •Barry •Brown •Buchwald •Cooper •Eaton •Ellison •Feess •Fisher •Gould •Guzman •Haynes •Hibbler •Hochberg •Hurd •Huvelle •Jordan •Katzmann •Kennelly •Linn •Lorenz •Lynn •Marrero •Murguia •Pannell •Pechman •Pepper •Phillips •Schreier •Stewart •Underhill •Ward •Williams •Wilson | ||
| 2000 | Ambro •Antoon •Battani •Berzon •Bolton •Brady •Bye •Cavanaugh •Daniels •Darrah •Dawson •Dyk •Fuentes •Garaufis •Garcia-Gregory •Hamilton •Huck •Hunt •Lawson •Lefkow •Lynch •Martin •McLaughlin •Moody •Murguia •Paez •Pisano •Presnell •Rawlinson •Reagan •Schiller •Singal •Steele •Surrick •Swain •Tallman •Teilborg •Tucker •Whittemore | ||
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
