David Briones
Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1994 and confirmed by voice vote, David Briones 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 1971. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1943 · age 83
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton, 1994
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Texas 1969 · University of Texas Law 1971
- Succeeded
- Lucius Desha Bunton III
- Succeeded by
- David Campos Guaderrama
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Western District of Texas succeeded Lucius Desha Bunton III | Clinton (D) | 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
| University of Texas | B.A. | 1969 |
| University of Texas School of Law | J.D. | 1971 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Briones was assigned 3,493 district-court cases (1988–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 197 days across 3,132 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 227 of Briones’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 184 were affirmed, 21 reversed or vacated, and 22 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, Briones authored 67 published opinions for the court (1995–2011). Most cited: United States v. Tarazon-Silva (22 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | United States v. Tarazon-Silva | 960 F. Supp. 1152 | 22 |
| 1995 | Myers v. City of El Paso | 874 F. Supp. 1546 | 21 |
| 2002 | Gonsalez Moreno v. Milk Train, Inc. | 182 F. Supp. 2d 590 | 16 |
| 1995 | Rosa H. Ex Rel. Deborah H. v. San Elizario Independent School District | 887 F. Supp. 140 | 12 |
| 1998 | Perez v. Reno | 18 F. Supp. 2d 674 | 10 |
| 2008 | Meade v. McVay | 384 B.R. 132 | 9 |
| 2004 | Ford v. Cockrell | 315 F. Supp. 2d 831 | 8 |
| 2000 | Prevision Integral De Servicios Funerarios, S.A. v. Kraft | 94 F. Supp. 2d 771 | 7 |
| 1999 | Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Mustang Mobile Homes, Inc. | 88 F. Supp. 2d 722 | 7 |
| 1998 | Burciaga v. West | 996 F. Supp. 628 | 7 |
| 2009 | Overstreet v. El Paso Disposal, L.P. | 668 F. Supp. 2d 988 | 6 |
| 2003 | White v. Apollo Group | 241 F. Supp. 2d 710 | 6 |
| 1998 | Reyes v. Greater Texas Finishing Corp. | 19 F. Supp. 2d 709 | 6 |
| 1995 | Canutillo Independent School District v. National Union Fire Insurance | 900 F. Supp. 844 | 6 |
| 2011 | Escobedo v. Time Warner Entertainment Advance Newhouse Partnership | 811 F. Supp. 2d 1289 | 5 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 67 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 David Briones?
- President William J. Clinton appointed David Briones to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas in 1994.
- Was David Briones appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- David Briones was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was David Briones's confirmation vote?
- David Briones was confirmed by voice vote on October 7, 1994. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is David Briones on?
- David Briones 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
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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31 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).