Elton Joe Kendall
Appointed by President George H.W. Bush in 1992 and confirmed by voice vote, Elton Joe Kendall was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. He earned a law degree from Baylor University School of Law in 1980. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1954 · age 72
- Appointed by
- George H.W. Bush, 1992
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Southern Methodist 1977 · Baylor Law 1980
- Succeeded by
- James E. Kinkeade
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Northern District of Texas | G.H.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
| Southern Methodist University | B.B.A. | 1977 |
| Baylor University School of Law | J.D. | 1980 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Kendall was assigned 4,234 district-court cases (1987–2001). Median time from filing to termination: 160 days across 4,230 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, Kendall authored 61 published opinions for the court (1992–2002). Most cited: Finlan v. City of Dallas (32 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Finlan v. City of Dallas | 888 F. Supp. 779 | 32 |
| 1996 | Jewel Recovery, L.P. v. Gordon | 196 B.R. 348 | 25 |
| 1993 | Chevalier v. Animal Rehabilitation Center, Inc. | 839 F. Supp. 1224 | 17 |
| 1995 | Thornton v. Micrografx, Inc. | 878 F. Supp. 931 | 16 |
| 1994 | Johnson v. City of Dallas | 860 F. Supp. 344 | 16 |
| 1993 | Star Technology, Inc. v. Tultex Corp. | 844 F. Supp. 295 | 15 |
| 2001 | Weinberg v. Silber | 140 F. Supp. 2d 712 | 14 |
| 1997 | Gonzales v. Johnson | 994 F. Supp. 759 | 13 |
| 1993 | Tuchman v. DSC Communications Corp. | 818 F. Supp. 971 | 13 |
| 1999 | Jones v. Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc. | 81 F. Supp. 2d 688 | 11 |
| 1999 | Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp. v. Baker | 239 B.R. 484 | 11 |
| 1993 | Interstate Battery System of America, Inc. v. Wright | 811 F. Supp. 237 | 11 |
| 1995 | Maryland Casualty Co. v. Texas Commerce Bancshares, Inc. | 878 F. Supp. 939 | 10 |
| 1996 | Richie v. American Council on Gift Annuities | 943 F. Supp. 685 | 9 |
| 1996 | Calmes v. United States | 926 F. Supp. 582 | 9 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 61 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 Elton Joe Kendall?
- President George H.W. Bush appointed Elton Joe Kendall to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas in 1992.
- Was Elton Joe Kendall appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Elton Joe Kendall was appointed by President George H.W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Elton Joe Kendall's confirmation vote?
- Elton Joe Kendall was confirmed by voice vote on May 12, 1992. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Elton Joe Kendall on?
- Elton Joe Kendall was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern 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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9 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).