Ricardo H. Hinojosa
Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1983 and confirmed by voice vote, Ricardo H. Hinojosa is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. He earned a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1975. Sources ↓
- Born
- 1950 · age 76
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan, 1983
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Texas 1972 · Harvard Law School 1975
- Succeeded
- Woodrow Bradley Seals
- Succeeded by
- Arthur Roberts Jones
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Southern District of Texas succeeded Woodrow Bradley Seals | Reagan (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.A. | 1972 |
| Harvard Law School | J.D. | 1975 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Hinojosa was assigned 5,317 district-court cases (1976–2025). Median time from filing to termination: 264 days across 5,173 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 374 of Hinojosa’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 318 were affirmed, 38 reversed or vacated, and 18 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.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Ricardo H. Hinojosa?
- President Ronald Reagan appointed Ricardo H. Hinojosa to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas in 1983.
- Was Ricardo H. Hinojosa appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Ricardo H. Hinojosa was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Ricardo H. Hinojosa's confirmation vote?
- Ricardo H. Hinojosa was confirmed by voice vote on May 4, 1983. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Ricardo H. Hinojosa on?
- Ricardo H. Hinojosa 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: Administrative Office of the United States Courts (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
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43 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).