James DeAnda
Appointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1979 and confirmed by voice vote, James DeAnda was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. He earned a law degree from University of Texas School of Law in 1950. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1925–2006
- Appointed by
- Jimmy Carter, 1979
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (now Texas A&M) · University of Texas Law 1950
- Succeeded by
- Nancy Friedman Atlas
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Southern 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
| Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (now Texas A&M University) | B.A. | |
| University of Texas School of Law | LL.B. | 1950 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, DeAnda was assigned 336 district-court cases (1980–1992). Median time from filing to termination: 354 days across 336 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, DeAnda authored 30 published opinions for the court (1980–1990). Most cited: St. Joseph Hospital v. Electronic Data Systems Corp. (22 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | St. Joseph Hospital v. Electronic Data Systems Corp. | 573 F. Supp. 443 | 22 |
| 1989 | Bowser v. McDonald's Corp. | 714 F. Supp. 839 | 19 |
| 1984 | Abrams v. Baylor College of Medicine | 581 F. Supp. 1570 | 13 |
| 1985 | Channel 20, Inc. v. World Wide Towers Services, Inc. | 607 F. Supp. 551 | 11 |
| 1981 | Garcia v. Vasquez | 524 F. Supp. 40 | 11 |
| 1990 | Service Merchandise Co. v. Service Jewelry Stores, Inc. | 737 F. Supp. 983 | 10 |
| 1988 | In Re Global Marine, Inc. | 108 B.R. 1009 | 9 |
| 1988 | Bank of America National Trust & Savings Ass'n v. Weil, Gotshall & Manges (In Re Global Marine, Inc.) | 108 B.R. 1007 | 9 |
| 1988 | Chemlawn Services Corp. v. GNC Pumps, Inc. | 690 F. Supp. 1560 | 9 |
| 1981 | Rodriguez v. Carroll | 510 F. Supp. 547 | 9 |
| 1986 | Elmore v. McCammon | 640 F. Supp. 905 | 7 |
| 1982 | Zanzibar Shipping, S. A. v. Railroad Locomotive Engine Number 2199 | 533 F. Supp. 392 | 7 |
| 1981 | Solis v. Miles | 524 F. Supp. 1069 | 7 |
| 1986 | Villegas v. O'NEILL | 626 F. Supp. 1241 | 5 |
| 1984 | Channel 20, Inc. v. World Wide Tower Services | 596 F. Supp. 928 | 5 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 30 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 James DeAnda?
- President Jimmy Carter appointed James DeAnda to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas in 1979.
- Was James DeAnda appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- James DeAnda was appointed by President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was James DeAnda's confirmation vote?
- James DeAnda was confirmed by voice vote on May 10, 1979. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was James DeAnda on?
- James DeAnda was 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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13 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).