Alan D Albright
Appointed by President Donald J. Trump in 2018 and confirmed by voice vote, Alan D Albright is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. He earned a law degree from University of Texas School of Law in 1984. Sources ↓
- Born
- 1959 · age 67
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump, 2018
- Term
- Renewable 8-year term
- Education
- Trinity, San Antonio, Texas 1981 · University of Texas Law 1984
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Western District of Texas succeeded Walter Scott Smith Jr. | Trump (R) | Voice vote |
| 1992 | Western District of Texas | District court | – |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Education
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Albright was assigned 7,775 district-court cases (1995–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 176 days across 6,044 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
On appeal
Of 564 of Albright’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 474 were affirmed, 64 reversed or vacated, and 26 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Alan D Albright?
- President Donald J. Trump appointed Alan D Albright to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas in 2018.
- Was Alan D Albright appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Alan D Albright was appointed by President Donald J. Trump, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Alan D Albright's confirmation vote?
- Alan D Albright was confirmed by voice vote on September 6, 2018. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Alan D Albright on?
- Alan D Albright is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States District Court, Western District of Texas (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
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34 years on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).