Nelva Gonzales Ramos
Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2011 and confirmed by voice vote, Nelva Gonzales Ramos 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 1991. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1965 · age 61
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama, 2011
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Southwest Texas State (now Texas State University) 1987 · University of Texas Law 1991
- Succeeded
- Hayden Wilson Head Jr.
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Southern District of Texas succeeded Hayden Wilson Head Jr. | Obama (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
| Southwest Texas State University (now Texas State University) | B.S. | 1987 |
| University of Texas School of Law | J.D. | 1991 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Ramos was assigned 2,048 district-court cases (2010–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 216 days across 1,803 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 281 of Ramos’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 222 were affirmed, 37 reversed or vacated, and 22 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, Ramos authored 5 published opinions for the court (2003–2011). Most cited: In Re the Extradition of Cervantes Valles (12 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | In Re the Extradition of Cervantes Valles | 268 F. Supp. 2d 758 | 12 |
| 2011 | Smith v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Ass'n | 825 F. Supp. 2d 859 | 6 |
| 2004 | In Re the Extradition of Nava Gonzalez | 305 F. Supp. 2d 682 | 6 |
| 2010 | Guajardo v. Deanda | 690 F. Supp. 2d 539 | 0 |
| 2003 | In Re Extradition of Munguia | 294 F. Supp. 2d 893 | 0 |
Showing the 5 most-cited of 5 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 Nelva Gonzales Ramos?
- President Barack Obama appointed Nelva Gonzales Ramos to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas in 2011.
- Was Nelva Gonzales Ramos appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Nelva Gonzales Ramos was appointed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Nelva Gonzales Ramos's confirmation vote?
- Nelva Gonzales Ramos was confirmed by voice vote on August 2, 2011. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Nelva Gonzales Ramos on?
- Nelva Gonzales Ramos 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: U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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15 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).