Micaela Alvarez
Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2004 and confirmed by voice vote, Micaela Alvarez 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 1989. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1958 · age 68
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush, 2004
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Texas 1980 · University of Texas Law 1989
- Succeeded
- David Hittner
- Succeeded by
- John George Edward Marck
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Southern District of Texas succeeded David Hittner | G.W. Bush (R) | 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.S. | 1980 |
| University of Texas School of Law | J.D. | 1989 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Alvarez was assigned 1,741 district-court cases (1998–2024). Median time from filing to termination: 215 days across 1,727 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 368 of Alvarez’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 310 were affirmed, 34 reversed or vacated, and 24 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, Alvarez authored 6 published opinions for the court (2005–2010). Most cited: Williams v. McCollister (20 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Williams v. McCollister | 671 F. Supp. 2d 884 | 20 |
| 2009 | Alcala v. Texas Webb County | 620 F. Supp. 2d 795 | 14 |
| 2005 | Chavarria v. Despachos Del Notre, Inc. | 390 F. Supp. 2d 591 | 6 |
| 2010 | Kovacic v. Larry Brown Enterprises, L.L.C. | 693 F. Supp. 2d 660 | 2 |
| 2009 | Gonzalez v. United States | 647 F. Supp. 2d 771 | 0 |
| 2007 | Flores-Diaz v. United States | 516 F. Supp. 2d 818 | 0 |
Showing the 6 most-cited of 6 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 Micaela Alvarez?
- President George W. Bush appointed Micaela Alvarez to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas in 2004.
- Was Micaela Alvarez appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Micaela Alvarez was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Micaela Alvarez's confirmation vote?
- Micaela Alvarez was confirmed by voice vote on November 20, 2004. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Micaela Alvarez on?
- Micaela Alvarez 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
- Portrait: screenshot of video by US Senate Judiciary Committee (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 Southern District of Texas. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).