Hipolito Frank Garcia
Appointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1980 and confirmed by voice vote, Hipolito Frank Garcia was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. He earned a law degree from St. Mary's University School of Law, Texas in 1951. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1925–2002
- Appointed by
- Jimmy Carter, 1980
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- St. Mary's Law, Texas 1951
- Succeeded by
- Robert A. Junell
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Western District of Texas | 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
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Garcia was assigned 23 district-court cases (1985–1993). Median time from filing to termination: 1,000 days across 22 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, Garcia authored 8 published opinions for the court (1981–1990). Most cited: United Sonics, Inc. v. Shock (40 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | United Sonics, Inc. v. Shock | 661 F. Supp. 681 | 40 |
| 1987 | International Brotherhood of Boilermakers v. Local Lodge D474 of the Cement, Lime | 673 F. Supp. 199 | 18 |
| 1987 | Rose v. Intelogic Trace, Inc. | 652 F. Supp. 1328 | 14 |
| 1985 | Cogdill v. Comal Independent School District | 630 F. Supp. 47 | 11 |
| 1981 | BPI Systems, Inc. v. Leith | 532 F. Supp. 208 | 8 |
| 1990 | Karem v. Priest | 744 F. Supp. 136 | 7 |
| 1987 | Federal Deposit Ins. Corp. v. Amberson | 676 F. Supp. 777 | 4 |
| 1987 | Interchange Office Park, Ltd. v. Standard Industries, Inc. | 654 F. Supp. 166 | 1 |
Showing the 8 most-cited of 8 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 Hipolito Frank Garcia?
- President Jimmy Carter appointed Hipolito Frank Garcia to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas in 1980.
- Was Hipolito Frank Garcia appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Hipolito Frank Garcia was appointed by President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Hipolito Frank Garcia's confirmation vote?
- Hipolito Frank Garcia was confirmed by voice vote on September 29, 1980. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Hipolito Frank Garcia on?
- Hipolito Frank Garcia 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
- Portrait: General Services Administration (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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21 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).