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The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas has adopted the new Employment Dispute Resolution Plan which explains the court's commitment to a workplace of respect, civility, fairness, tolerance, and dignity, and free of discrimination and harassment. The Plan provides options for reporting and resolution of allegations of wrongful conduct in the workplace.

For more information on the District and Bankruptcy Courts, please see the links below:

• Understanding Federal Courts
• Federal Court Basics
• About U.S. District Courts
• About U.S. Bankruptcy Courts
• Separation of Powers

The Southern District of Texas is one of the largest of the 94 district courts.  It encompasses 43 counties in Texas and serves a population of over 9 million citizens.  The Southern District of Texas has seven (7) divisional offices in Houston, Galveston, Victoria, Corpus Christi, Brownsville, McAllen, and Laredo.

 
Since its foundation, the Southern District of Texas has been served by sixty (60) District Judges, nineteen (19) Bankruptcy Judges, fifty-nine (59) Magistrate Judges, and eight (8) Clerks of Court.

The first federal judge in Texas was John C. Watrous, who was appointed on May 26, 1846, to hold court in Galveston, with jurisdiction over the whole state. On February 21, 1857, the state was divided into two districts, Eastern and Western, with Judge Watrous continuing in the Eastern district. Judge Watrous and Judge Thomas H. DuVal, of the Western District of Texas, left the state on the secession of Texas from the Union, the only two United States Judges not to resign their posts in states that seceded. When Texas was restored to the Union, Watrous and DuVal resumed their duties and served until 1870. Judge Amos Morrill served in the Eastern District of Texas from 1872 to 1884. He was succeeded by Chauncy B. Sabin (1884 to 1890) and David E. Bryant (1890 to 1902). In 1902, when the Southern District was created by Act of Congress, Judge Bryant continued to serve in the Eastern District of Texas.

The Southern District of Texas started with one judge, Waller T. Burns, and a Clerk of Court, Christopher Dart. Since that time, the court has grown to nineteen district judgeships, six bankruptcy judgeships, sixteen magistrate judgeships, and over 200 deputy clerks.

For more information about U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services, please select one of the links provided:

• Inside Federal Probation and Pretrial Services
• The “Eyes and Ears” of the Federal Courts
• Federal Judiciary Careers: U.S. Probation & Pretrial Services
• Who Works at the Judiciary