Who appointed Lucius Desha Bunton III?

President Jimmy Carter appointed Lucius Desha Bunton III to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas in 1979.

Was Lucius Desha Bunton III appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Lucius Desha Bunton III was appointed by President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Lucius Desha Bunton III's confirmation vote?

Lucius Desha Bunton III was confirmed by voice vote on November 26, 1979. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Western District of Texas / Appointed 1979 / Served to 2001

Lucius Desha Bunton III

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

Appointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1979 and confirmed by voice vote, Lucius Desha Bunton III 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 1950. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓

Lived: 1924–2001
Appointed by: Jimmy Carter, 1979
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: University of Texas 1947 · University of Texas Law 1950
Succeeded: John Howland Wood Jr.
Succeeded by: David Briones

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1979	Western District of Texas succeeded John Howland Wood Jr.	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	B.A.	1947
University of Texas School of Law	J.D.	1950

Judicial Record

In our data, Bunton authored 56 published opinions for the court (1981–2000). Most cited: Federal Deposit Insurance v. Eagle Properties, Ltd. (31 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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
1985	Federal Deposit Insurance v. Eagle Properties, Ltd.	664 F. Supp. 1027	31
1989	RSR Properties, Inc. v. Federal Deposit Ins. Corp.	706 F. Supp. 524	26
1990	Mellon v. Southern Pacific Transport Co.	750 F. Supp. 226	21
1986	League of United Latin American Citizens, Council No. 4836 v. Midland Independent School District	648 F. Supp. 596	19
1991	Liberty Trust Co. Employees Profit Sharing Trust v. Holt (In Re Liberty Trust Co.)	130 B.R. 467	15
1989	Perez v. Federal Bureau of Investigation	707 F. Supp. 891	12
1997	Gipson v. Callahan	18 F. Supp. 2d 662	11
1993	Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo v. State of Tex.	852 F. Supp. 587	11
1990	Crabshaw Music v. K-Bob's of El Paso, Inc.	744 F. Supp. 763	11
1990	Resolution Trust Corp. v. Tetco, Inc.	758 F. Supp. 1159	10
1990	United States v. Bell Petroleum Services, Inc.	734 F. Supp. 771	10
1997	Save Our Springs v. Babbitt	27 F. Supp. 2d 739	9
1995	United Farmers Agents Ass'n v. Farmers Insurance Exchange	892 F. Supp. 890	9
1993	Westbrook v. Beverly Enterprises	832 F. Supp. 188	9
1988	Unisys Corp. v. Federal Deposit Ins. Corp.	724 F. Supp. 454	8

Showing the 15 most-cited of 56 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 Lucius Desha Bunton III?: President Jimmy Carter appointed Lucius Desha Bunton III to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas in 1979.
Was Lucius Desha Bunton III appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Lucius Desha Bunton III was appointed by President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Lucius Desha Bunton III's confirmation vote?: Lucius Desha Bunton III was confirmed by voice vote on November 26, 1979. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was Lucius Desha Bunton III on?: Lucius Desha Bunton III was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas.

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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).