Hilda G. Tagle
Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1998 and confirmed by voice vote, Hilda G. Tagle is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. She earned a law degree from University of Texas School of Law in 1977. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1946 · age 80
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton, 1998
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- East Texas State (now Texas A&M University -- Commerce) 1969 · University of Texas Law 1977
- Succeeded by
- Jose Rolando Olvera Jr.
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Southern District of Texas | 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
| Del Mar College | A.A. | 1967 |
| East Texas State University (now Texas A&M University -- Commerce) | B.A. | 1969 |
| North Texas State University (now University of North Texas) | M.S. | 1971 |
| University of Texas School of Law | J.D. | 1977 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Tagle was assigned 2,218 district-court cases (1991–2020). Median time from filing to termination: 251 days across 2,212 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 193 of Tagle’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 150 were affirmed, 26 reversed or vacated, and 17 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, Tagle authored 11 published opinions for the court (2000–2011). Most cited: Ebel v. Eli Lilly and Co. (28 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 | Ebel v. Eli Lilly and Co. | 536 F. Supp. 2d 767 | 28 |
| 2011 | Romo v. Ford Motor Co. | 798 F. Supp. 2d 798 | 19 |
| 2008 | Bonitto v. Bureau of Immigration & Customs Enforcement | 547 F. Supp. 2d 747 | 11 |
| 2007 | De Pacheco v. Martinez | 515 F. Supp. 2d 773 | 9 |
| 2005 | Pisharodi v. Valley Baptist Medical Center | 393 F. Supp. 2d 561 | 9 |
| 2005 | Enguita v. Neoplan USA Corp. | 390 F. Supp. 2d 616 | 5 |
| 2007 | American Registry of Radiologic Technologists v. Garza | 512 F. Supp. 2d 902 | 3 |
| 2000 | United States v. Ex-USS Cabot/Dedalo | 179 F. Supp. 2d 697 | 3 |
| 2010 | Contreras v. United States | 682 F. Supp. 2d 771 | 2 |
| 2008 | Ortega v. Housing Authority of City of Brownsville | 572 F. Supp. 2d 829 | 2 |
| 2010 | East Rio Hondo Water Supply Corp. v. American Alternative Insurance | 748 F. Supp. 2d 636 | 0 |
Showing the 11 most-cited of 11 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 Hilda G. Tagle?
- President William J. Clinton appointed Hilda G. Tagle to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas in 1998.
- Was Hilda G. Tagle appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Hilda G. Tagle was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Hilda G. Tagle's confirmation vote?
- Hilda G. Tagle was confirmed by voice vote on March 11, 1998. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Hilda G. Tagle on?
- Hilda G. Tagle is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern 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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28 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).