Who appointed Andrew S. Hanen?

President George W. Bush appointed Andrew S. Hanen to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas in 2002.

Was Andrew S. Hanen appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Andrew S. Hanen was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Andrew S. Hanen's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Andrew S. Hanen 97–0 on May 9, 2002.

Southern District of Texas / Appointed 2002 / Senior status since 2025

Andrew S. Hanen

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

Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2002 and confirmed by the Senate 97–0, Andrew S. Hanen is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. He earned a law degree from Baylor University School of Law in 1978. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1953 · age 73
Appointed by: George W. Bush, 2002
Confirmed: 97–0
Education: Denison 1975 · Baylor Law 1978
Succeeded: Filemon Bartolome Vela

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2002	Southern District of Texas succeeded Filemon Bartolome Vela	G.W. Bush (R)	97–0

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 97–0 on May 9, 2002 · 107th Congress, Roll Call 105. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 97

49 D, 47 R, 1 I

Did not vote · 3

1 D, 2 R

Education

Denison University	B.A.	1975
Baylor University School of Law	J.D.	1978

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Hanen was assigned 5,227 district-court cases (1972–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 231 days across 3,893 closed cases.

Other civil matters39%

Prisoner & habeas14%

Criminal9%

Contract8%

Personal-injury torts6%

Civil rights6%

Other17%

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 380 of Hanen’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 299 were affirmed, 53 reversed or vacated, and 28 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.

In our data, Hanen authored 57 published opinions for the court (2003–2011). Most cited: ASARCO LLC v. Americas Mining Corp. (81 citations).

A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.

Recent & notable rulings

Year	Case	Citation	Cited
2008	ASARCO LLC v. Americas Mining Corp.	396 B.R. 278	81
2007	ASARCO LLC v. Americas Mining Corp.	382 B.R. 49	50
2005	Mata v. Schoch	337 B.R. 138	29
2009	ASARCO LLC v. Americas Mining Corp.	404 B.R. 150	27
2008	Roth v. Kiewit Offshore Services, Ltd.	625 F. Supp. 2d 376	21
2008	United States v. LeTourneau	534 F. Supp. 2d 718	21
2005	Royal Surplus Lines Insurance v. Brownsville Independent School District	404 F. Supp. 2d 942	16
2004	Morales v. Ford Motor Co.	313 F. Supp. 2d 672	15
2009	In Re Asarco LLC	420 B.R. 314	14
2008	Solis v. Wal-Mart Stores East, L.P.	617 F. Supp. 2d 476	13
2004	Pequeno v. Schmidt	307 B.R. 568	13
2009	National Union Fire Insurance v. Puget Plastics Corp.	649 F. Supp. 2d 613	12
2003	Alejandro v. Barnhart	291 F. Supp. 2d 497	12
2010	National Union Fire Insurance v. Puget Plastics Corp.	735 F. Supp. 2d 650	11
2008	Perez v. LEMARROY	592 F. Supp. 2d 924	11

Showing the 15 most-cited of 57 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.

Questions & answers

Who appointed Andrew S. Hanen?: President George W. Bush appointed Andrew S. Hanen to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas in 2002.
Was Andrew S. Hanen appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Andrew S. Hanen was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Andrew S. Hanen's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Andrew S. Hanen 97–0 on May 9, 2002.
Which court is Andrew S. Hanen on?: Andrew S. Hanen is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

Sources

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24 years on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).