Western District of Texas / Appointed 2002 / Active

Alia Moses

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2002 and confirmed by voice vote, Alia Moses is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. She earned a law degree from University of Texas School of Law in 1986. Sources ↓

Born
1962 · age 64
Appointed by
George W. Bush, 2002
Confirmed
by voice vote
Education
Texas Woman's 1983 · University of Texas Law 1986

Federal judicial service

YearCourtAppointed byVote
2002Western District of TexasG.W. Bush (R)Voice vote

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.

Confirmation vote

Voice vote

The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.

Education

Texas Woman's UniversityB.B.A.1983
University of Texas School of LawJ.D.1986

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Moses was assigned 1,751 district-court cases (1977–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 377 days across 1,554 closed cases.

Prisoner & habeas24%
Contract15%
Personal-injury torts14%
Other civil matters12%
Criminal11%
Civil rights8%
Other16%

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 172 of Moses’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 141 were affirmed, 14 reversed or vacated, and 17 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 Alia Moses?
President George W. Bush appointed Alia Moses to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas in 2002.
Was Alia Moses appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
Alia Moses was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Alia Moses's confirmation vote?
Alia Moses was confirmed by voice vote on November 14, 2002. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court is Alia Moses on?
Alia Moses is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas.

Sources

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23 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).