William Royal Furgeson Jr.
Appointed by President William J. Clinton in 1994 and confirmed by voice vote, William Royal Furgeson Jr. 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 1967. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1941 · age 85
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton, 1994
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Texas Technological College (now Texas Tech) 1964 · University of Texas Law 1967
- Succeeded by
- Robert Lee Pitman
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Western District of Texas | Clinton (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
| Texas Technological College (now Texas Tech University) | B.A. | 1964 |
| University of Texas School of Law | J.D. | 1967 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Furgeson was assigned 2,864 district-court cases (1985–2012). Median time from filing to termination: 260 days across 2,861 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 119 of Furgeson’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 104 were affirmed, 10 reversed or vacated, and 5 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, Furgeson authored 68 published opinions for the court (1994–2011). Most cited: United States v. Barth (60 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | United States v. Barth | 26 F. Supp. 2d 929 | 60 |
| 2000 | Riggan v. Midland Independent School District | 86 F. Supp. 2d 647 | 22 |
| 1995 | Leija v. Canutillo Independent School District | 887 F. Supp. 947 | 21 |
| 2001 | United States v. Outlaw | 134 F. Supp. 2d 807 | 20 |
| 1998 | Galindo v. Johnson | 19 F. Supp. 2d 697 | 14 |
| 2000 | Paredes v. City of Odessa | 128 F. Supp. 2d 1009 | 12 |
| 2009 | United States v. Salinas | 665 F. Supp. 2d 717 | 11 |
| 2000 | In Re Permian Producers Drilling, Inc. | 263 B.R. 510 | 11 |
| 1995 | Lackey v. Scott | 885 F. Supp. 958 | 11 |
| 2000 | United States v. Ramon | 86 F. Supp. 2d 665 | 10 |
| 2002 | United States v. $39,480.00 in United States Currency | 190 F. Supp. 2d 929 | 9 |
| 1999 | United States v. Spruill | 61 F. Supp. 2d 587 | 9 |
| 1998 | United States v. $69,530.00 in United States Currency | 22 F. Supp. 2d 593 | 9 |
| 2007 | Spencer v. Rau | 542 F. Supp. 2d 583 | 8 |
| 1997 | McNamera v. United States Department of Justice | 974 F. Supp. 946 | 8 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 68 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 William Royal Furgeson Jr.?
- President William J. Clinton appointed William Royal Furgeson Jr. to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas in 1994.
- Was William Royal Furgeson Jr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- William Royal Furgeson Jr. was appointed by President William J. Clinton, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was William Royal Furgeson Jr.'s confirmation vote?
- William Royal Furgeson Jr. was confirmed by voice vote on March 10, 1994. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was William Royal Furgeson Jr. on?
- William Royal Furgeson Jr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western 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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19 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).