Harry Lee Hudspeth
Appointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1979 and confirmed by voice vote, Harry Lee Hudspeth was 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 1958. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1935–2024
- Appointed by
- Jimmy Carter, 1979
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Texas 1955 · University of Texas Law 1958
- Succeeded
- Adrian Anthony Spears
- Succeeded by
- Alia Moses
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Western District of Texas succeeded Adrian Anthony Spears | Carter (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 | A.B. | 1955 |
| University of Texas School of Law | J.D. | 1958 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Hudspeth was assigned 2,175 district-court cases (1984–2015). Median time from filing to termination: 224 days across 2,163 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 145 of Hudspeth’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 123 were affirmed, 14 reversed or vacated, and 8 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, Hudspeth authored 41 published opinions for the court (1980–2011). Most cited: United States v. Castello (25 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | United States v. Castello | 526 F. Supp. 847 | 25 |
| 1980 | DeLauri v. United States | 492 F. Supp. 442 | 16 |
| 1999 | Texas v. Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo | 79 F. Supp. 2d 708 | 11 |
| 1996 | Astorga v. Connleaf, Inc. | 962 F. Supp. 93 | 10 |
| 1991 | United States v. Hartec Enterprises, Inc. | 130 B.R. 929 | 10 |
| 1980 | Fashing v. Moore | 489 F. Supp. 471 | 10 |
| 1989 | Watson v. Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance | 715 F. Supp. 797 | 9 |
| 1987 | United States v. JT Const. Co., Inc. | 668 F. Supp. 592 | 8 |
| 1980 | City of El Paso v. Autobuses Internacionales S. De R. L. | 526 F. Supp. 5 | 8 |
| 1996 | Carlos v. White Consolidated Industries, Inc. | 934 F. Supp. 227 | 7 |
| 1985 | United States v. Ontiveros-Lucero | 621 F. Supp. 1037 | 7 |
| 1984 | Sierra v. El Paso Independent School District | 591 F. Supp. 802 | 7 |
| 1993 | Portillo v. United States | 816 F. Supp. 444 | 6 |
| 1989 | Soto v. Tonka Corp. | 716 F. Supp. 977 | 6 |
| 1981 | Green v. Arnold | 512 F. Supp. 650 | 6 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 41 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 Harry Lee Hudspeth?
- President Jimmy Carter appointed Harry Lee Hudspeth to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas in 1979.
- Was Harry Lee Hudspeth appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Harry Lee Hudspeth was appointed by President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Harry Lee Hudspeth's confirmation vote?
- Harry Lee Hudspeth was confirmed by voice vote on November 26, 1979. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Harry Lee Hudspeth on?
- Harry Lee Hudspeth was 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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36 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).