Xavier Rodriguez
Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2003 and confirmed by voice vote, Xavier Rodriguez is 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 1987. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1961 · age 65
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush, 2003
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Harvard 1983 · University of Texas Law 1987
- Succeeded
- Edward Charles Prado
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Western District of Texas succeeded Edward Charles Prado | 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
| Harvard University | B.A. | 1983 |
| University of Texas School of Law | J.D. | 1987 |
| University of Texas, LBJ School of Public Affairs | M.P.A. | 1987 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Rodriguez was assigned 6,672 district-court cases (1995–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 154 days across 5,515 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 682 of Rodriguez’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 581 were affirmed, 56 reversed or vacated, and 45 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, Rodriguez authored 64 published opinions for the court (2003–2011). Most cited: Martinez v. Bohls Bearing Equipment Co. (45 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Martinez v. Bohls Bearing Equipment Co. | 361 F. Supp. 2d 608 | 45 |
| 2008 | Joe Hand Promotions, Inc. v. Garcia | 546 F. Supp. 2d 383 | 25 |
| 2006 | Marc v. Ex Rel. Eugene v. v. North East Independent School District | 455 F. Supp. 2d 577 | 22 |
| 2010 | Pena v. Bexar County, Texas | 726 F. Supp. 2d 675 | 19 |
| 2008 | Bernal v. Vankar Enterprises, Inc. | 579 F. Supp. 2d 804 | 19 |
| 2005 | Cano v. Everest Minerals Corp. | 362 F. Supp. 2d 814 | 18 |
| 2007 | Sutton v. ADVANCED AQUACULTURE SYSTEMS, INC. | 621 F. Supp. 2d 435 | 17 |
| 2010 | Betancourt v. Federated Department Stores | 732 F. Supp. 2d 693 | 16 |
| 2009 | Ford Motor Credit v. Sanders (In Re Sanders) | 403 B.R. 435 | 13 |
| 2009 | MPJ v. Aero Sky, L.L.C. | 673 F. Supp. 2d 475 | 8 |
| 2008 | Itzep v. Target Corp. | 543 F. Supp. 2d 646 | 8 |
| 2009 | Trevino v. Thaler | 678 F. Supp. 2d 445 | 7 |
| 2006 | Salinas v. City of New Braunfels | 557 F. Supp. 2d 771 | 7 |
| 2010 | Betancourt v. Ingram Park Mall, L.P. | 735 F. Supp. 2d 587 | 6 |
| 2005 | Paolino v. Argyll Equities, L.L.C. | 401 F. Supp. 2d 712 | 6 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 64 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 Xavier Rodriguez?
- President George W. Bush appointed Xavier Rodriguez to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas in 2003.
- Was Xavier Rodriguez appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Xavier Rodriguez was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Xavier Rodriguez's confirmation vote?
- Xavier Rodriguez was confirmed by voice vote on July 31, 2003. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Xavier Rodriguez on?
- Xavier Rodriguez is 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
- Portrait: United States District Court for the Western District of Texas (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
How we source & reconcile data → Data & Sources
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23 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).