Terry R. Means

Terry R. Means (born 1948) is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

Terry R. Means
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
Incumbent
Assumed office July 3, 2013
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
In office November 5, 1991 – July 3, 2013
Appointed by	George H. W. Bush
Preceded by	David Owen Belew Jr.
Succeeded by	Ada E. Brown
Personal details
Born	Terry R. Means 1948 (age 71–72) Roswell, New Mexico
Education	Southern Methodist University (B.A.) Southern Methodist University School of Law (J.D.)

Education and career

Born in Roswell, New Mexico, Means received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Southern Methodist University in 1971 and a Juris Doctor from Southern Methodist University School of Law in 1974. He was in private practice in Corsicana, Texas from 1974 to 1989. He was a Justice, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th Appellate District, Waco, from 1989 to 1991.[1]

Federal judicial service

Means was nominated by President George H. W. Bush on July 24, 1991, to a seat vacated by Judge David Owen Belew Jr.. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 31, 1991, and received his commission on November 5, 1991. He took senior status on July 3, 2013.[1]

References

1. "Means, Terry R. - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.

Sources

• Terry R. Means at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by David Owen Belew Jr.	Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas 1991–2013	Succeeded by Ada E. Brown