Reynaldo Guerra Garza
Reynaldo Guerra Garza | |
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Photo of the portrait of Judge Reynaldo G. Garza in Courtroom 11B of the Bob Casey (Houston) Federal Building | |
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | |
| In office August 1, 1979 – September 14, 2004 | |
| Appointed by | Jimmy Carter |
| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas | |
| In office 1974 – August 1, 1979 | |
| Appointed by | Jimmy Carter |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas | |
| In office April 14, 1961 – August 1, 1979 | |
| Appointed by | John F. Kennedy |
| Preceded by | James V. Allred |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Reynaldo Guerra Garza July 7, 1915 Brownsville, Texas |
| Died | August 14, 2004 (aged 89) Brownsville, Texas |
| Education | Brownsville Junior College (AS) University of Texas at Austin (BA) University of Texas School of Law (LLB) |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | United States Army Air Forces |
| Conflict | World War II |
Reynaldo Guerra Garza (July 7, 1915 – September 14, 2004) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He was the first Mexican American appointed to a federal court when he was appointed as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas by John F. Kennedy. Garza would later become the first Mexican American and first Latino appointed to any circuit of the United States courts of appeals by Jimmy Carter, who had wanted to appoint him United States Attorney General.