Edward Charles Prado
Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2003 and confirmed by the Senate 97–0, Edward Charles Prado was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He earned a law degree from University of Texas School of Law in 1972. He previously served on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1947 · age 79
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush, 2003
- Confirmed
- 97–0
- Education
- University of Texas 1969 · University of Texas Law 1972
- Succeeded
- Robert Manley Parker
- Succeeded by
- Andrew Stephen Oldham
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Western District of Texas succeeded Clyde Frederick Shannon Jr. | Reagan (R) | Voice vote |
| 2003 | Fifth Circuit succeeded Robert Manley Parker | G.W. Bush (R) | 97–0 |
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
Nomination Confirmed 97–0 on May 1, 2003 · 108th Congress, Roll Call 138. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.
Voted to confirm · 97
46 D, 50 R, 1 I
- Daniel Akaka(D-HI)
- Lamar Alexander(R-TN)
- A. Allard(R-CO)
- George Allen(R-VA)
- Max Baucus(D-MT)
- Evan Bayh(D-IN)
- Robert Bennett(R-UT)
- Joe Biden(D-DE)
- Jeff Bingaman(D-NM)
- Christopher Bond(R-MO)
- Barbara Boxer(D-CA)
- John Breaux(D-LA)
- Sam Brownback(R-KS)
- Jim Bunning(R-KY)
- Conrad Burns(R-MT)
- Robert Byrd(D-WV)
- Ben Campbell(R-CO)
- Maria Cantwell(D-WA)
- Thomas Carper(D-DE)
- Lincoln Chafee(R-RI)
- Saxby Chambliss(R-GA)
- Hillary Clinton(D-NY)
- Thad Cochran(R-MS)
- Norm Coleman(R-MN)
- Susan Collins(R-ME)
- Kent Conrad(D-ND)
- John Cornyn(R-TX)
- Jon Corzine(D-NJ)
- Larry Craig(R-ID)
- Michael Crapo(R-ID)
- Thomas Daschle(D-SD)
- Mark Dayton(D-MN)
- Mike DeWine(R-OH)
- Christopher Dodd(D-CT)
- Elizabeth Dole(R-NC)
- Pete Domenici(R-NM)
- Byron Dorgan(D-ND)
- Richard Durbin(D-IL)
- John Edwards(D-NC)
- John Ensign(R-NV)
- Michael Enzi(R-WY)
- Russell Feingold(D-WI)
- Dianne Feinstein(D-CA)
- Peter Fitzgerald(R-IL)
- Bill Frist(R-TN)
- Bob Graham(D-FL)
- Lindsey Graham(R-SC)
- Chuck Grassley(R-IA)
- Judd Gregg(R-NH)
- Chuck Hagel(R-NE)
- Tom Harkin(D-IA)
- Orrin Hatch(R-UT)
- Ernest Hollings(D-SC)
- Kay Hutchison(R-TX)
- Daniel Inouye(D-HI)
- James Jeffords(I-VT)
- Tim Johnson(D-SD)
- Edward Kennedy(D-MA)
- John Kerry(D-MA)
- Herb Kohl(D-WI)
- Jon Kyl(R-AZ)
- Mary Landrieu(D-LA)
- Frank Lautenberg(D-NJ)
- Patrick Leahy(D-VT)
- Carl Levin(D-MI)
- Blanche Lincoln(D-AR)
- Trent Lott(R-MS)
- Richard Lugar(R-IN)
- John McCain(R-AZ)
- Mitch McConnell(R-KY)
- Barbara Mikulski(D-MD)
- Zell Miller(D-GA)
- Lisa Murkowski(R-AK)
- Patty Murray(D-WA)
- Bill Nelson(D-FL)
- Ben Nelson(D-NE)
- Don Nickles(R-OK)
- Mark Pryor(D-AR)
- Jack Reed(D-RI)
- Harry Reid(D-NV)
- Pat Roberts(R-KS)
- Jay Rockefeller(D-WV)
- Rick Santorum(R-PA)
- Charles Schumer(D-NY)
- Jeff Sessions(R-AL)
- Richard Shelby(R-AL)
- Gordon Smith(R-OR)
- Olympia Snowe(R-ME)
- Arlen Specter(R-PA)
- Debbie Stabenow(D-MI)
- Ted Stevens(R-AK)
- John Sununu(R-NH)
- Jim Talent(R-MO)
- Craig Thomas(R-WY)
- George Voinovich(R-OH)
- John Warner(R-VA)
- Ron Wyden(D-OR)
Did not vote · 3
2 D, 1 R
- Jim Inhofe(R-OK)
- Joe Lieberman(D-CT)
- Paul Sarbanes(D-MD)
Education
| San Antonio College | A.A. | 1967 |
| University of Texas | B.A. | 1969 |
| University of Texas School of Law | J.D. | 1972 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Prado was assigned 2,312 district-court cases (1970–2003). Median time from filing to termination: 200 days across 2,310 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.
In our data, Prado authored 45 published opinions for the court (1984–2009). Most cited: Hicks v. Brysch (39 citations).
Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Selected opinions
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Hicks v. Brysch | 989 F. Supp. 797 | 39 |
| 1997 | Kelley v. American Heyer-Schulte Corp. | 957 F. Supp. 873 | 25 |
| 1988 | Valdez v. Church's Fried Chicken, Inc. | 683 F. Supp. 596 | 24 |
| 1998 | Thompson v. Handa-Lopez, Inc. | 998 F. Supp. 738 | 18 |
| 1998 | Cordova v. Johnson | 993 F. Supp. 473 | 16 |
| 1992 | Tesoro Petroleum Corp. v. Asamera (South Sumatra) Ltd. | 798 F. Supp. 400 | 16 |
| 1991 | Davis v. Seidler (In Re HST Gathering Co.) | 125 B.R. 466 | 15 |
| 2003 | Texas Taco Cabana, L.P. v. Taco Cabana of New Mexico, Inc. | 304 F. Supp. 2d 903 | 12 |
| 1990 | Guzman v. El Paso Natural Gas Co. | 756 F. Supp. 994 | 12 |
| 1994 | Koog v. United States | 852 F. Supp. 1376 | 10 |
| 1991 | Rheams v. Bankston, Wright & Greenhill | 756 F. Supp. 1004 | 10 |
| 1988 | Esquivel v. Exxon Co., USA | 700 F. Supp. 890 | 10 |
| 1996 | Augusta Mall Partnership v. Twigland Fashions, Inc. (In Re Twigland Fashion, Inc.) | 198 B.R. 199 | 9 |
| 1997 | Hicks v. Bexar County, Tex. | 973 F. Supp. 653 | 8 |
| 1991 | Cuesta v. Texas Department of Criminal Justice | 805 F. Supp. 451 | 8 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 45 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 Edward Charles Prado?
- President George W. Bush appointed Edward Charles Prado to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in 2003.
- Was Edward Charles Prado appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Edward Charles Prado was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Edward Charles Prado's confirmation vote?
- The Senate confirmed Edward Charles Prado 97–0 on May 1, 2003.
- Which court was Edward Charles Prado on?
- Edward Charles Prado was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: U.S. Department of State (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- Confirmation roll-call (Senate.gov, 2003)
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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14 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).