District Judges
| Judge | Dates of Service |
|---|---|
| Waller T. Burns | 1902 - 1917 |
| Joseph C. Hutcheson, Jr. | 1918 - 1931 |
| Thomas M. Kennerly | 1931 - 1954 |
| James V. Allred | 1938 - 1942, 1949 - 1960 |
| Allen B. Hannay | 1942 - 1975 |
| Ben C. Connally | 1949 - 1975 |
| Joe McDonald Ingraham | 1954 - 1969 |
| Reynaldo G. Garza | 1961 - 1979 |
| James L. Noel, Jr. | 1961 - 1976 |
| John V. Singleton, Jr. | 1966 - 1992 |
| Woodrow B. Seals | 1966 - 1990 |
| Carl O. Bue, Jr. | 1970 - 1987 |
| Owen D. Cox | 1970 - 1981 |
| Robert O'Connor, Jr. | 1975 - 1984 |
| Ross N. Sterling | 1976 - 1988 |
| Finis E. Cowan | 1977 - 1979 |
| James De Anda | 1979 - 1992 |
| Norman W. Black | 1979 - 1997 |
| George E. Cire | 1979 - 1985 |
| George P. Kazen | May 11, 1979 - March 9, 2018 |
| Gabriele K. McDonald | 1979 - 1988 |
| Hugh Gibson | 1979 - 1989 |
| Filemon B. Vela | June 18, 1980 - April 13, 2004 |
| Hayden Head | October 26, 1981 - June 1, 2018 (Inactive Senior Status) |
| Ricardo H. Hinojosa | May 5, 1983 - October 1, 2025 |
| Lynn N. Hughes | December 17, 1985 - February 12, 2023 (Inactive Senior Status) |
| David Hittner | June 9, 1986 - |
| Kenneth M. Hoyt | April 1, 1988 - |
| Sim T. Lake | August 12, 1988 - |
| Melinda F. Harmon | August 12, 1989 - March 31, 2018 (Inactive Senior Status) |
| John D. Rainey | May 14, 1990 - |
| Samuel B. Kent | October 1, 1990 - June 30, 2009 |
| Ewing Werlein, Jr. | April 13, 1992 - |
| Lee H. Rosenthal | May 13, 1992 - |
| Janis Graham Jack | March 11, 1994 - October 14, 2025 |
| Vanessa Gilmore | June 9, 1994 - January 2, 2022 |
| Nancy F. Atlas | June 13, 1995 - July 31, 2022 |
| Hilda G. Tagle | March 15, 1998 - December 31, 2021 (Inactive Senior Status) |
| Keith Ellison | August 2, 1999 - |
| Randy Crane | April 19, 2002 - |
| Andrew S. Hanen | June 6, 2002 - |
| Micaela Alvarez | December 13, 2004 - September 30, 2025 |
| Gray H. Miller | April 25, 2006 - September 30, 2025 |
| Diana Saldaña | February 9, 2011 - |
| Nelva Gonzales Ramos | August 4, 2011 - |
| Marina Garcia Marmolejo | October 4, 2011 - |
| Gregg Costa | April 26, 2012 - June 2, 2014 |
| Alfred H. Bennett | April 16, 2015 - |
| George C. Hanks, Jr. | April 23, 2015 - |
| Rolando Olvera | August 5, 2015 - |
| Fernando Rodriguez, Jr. | June 14, 2018 - |
| David S. Morales | April 29, 2019 - |
| Jeffrey V. Brown | September 11, 2019 - |
| Charles R. Eskridge III | October 22, 2019 - |
| Drew B. Tipton | June 26, 2020 - |
| John A. Kazen | January 12, 2024 - |
Chief Judges
These judges have served the district as Chief Judge since the office was created in 1951.
| Chief Judge | Dates of Service |
|---|---|
| Chief Judge Thomas M. Kennerly | October 31, 1951 to August 31, 1954 |
| Chief Judge Allen B. Hannay | August 31, 1954 to February 14, 1962 |
| Chief Judge Ben C. Connally | February 14, 1962 to December 28, 1974 |
| Chief Judge Reynaldo G. Garza | December 28, 1974 to August 1, 1979 |
| Chief Judge John V. Singleton, Jr. | August 1, 1979 to March 21, 1988 |
| Chief Judge James DeAnda | March 21, 1988 to October 1, 1992 |
| Chief Judge Norman W. Black | October 1, 1992 to December 6, 1996 |
| Chief Judge George P. Kazen | December 6, 1996 to December 6, 2003 |
| Chief Judge Hayden Head | December 6, 2003 to November 12, 2009 |
| Chief Judge Ricardo H. Hinojosa | November 13, 2009 to November 12, 2016 |
| Chief Judge Lee H. Rosenthal | November 13, 2016 to November 29, 2022 |
| Chief Judge Randy Crane | November 30, 2022 to present |