Yesterday, President Obama nominated Northern District Magistrate Judges Frost and Ramirez to serve as U.S. District Court Judges for the Northern District of Texas. President Obama also nominated James Wesley Hendrix, of the United States’ Attorney’s Office, to serve as a Northern District Judge. According to the White House’s press release, with respect to Judge Frost:
Judge E. Scott Frost has served as a United States Magistrate Judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas since 2011. In addition, he has served on the Operations Committee for the court since 2013. Prior to his appointment as a Magistrate Judge, Judge Frost served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas from 1990 to 2011. From 1988 to 1990, he worked as an associate for the law firm of McLean, Sanders, Price, Head & Ellis (now Brackett & Ellis, PC). Judge Frost began his legal career as a law clerk to the Honorable Sam R. Cummings of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas from 1987 to 1988. He received his J.D. from Texas Tech University School of Law in 1987 and his B.B.A. from Angelo State University in 1984.
With respect to Judge Ramirez:
Judge Irma Carrillo Ramirez has served as a United States Magistrate Judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas since 2002. Prior to her appointment to the court, she served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas, working in the Civil Division from 1995 to 1999 and the Criminal Division from 1999 to 2002. Judge Ramirez began her legal career working as an associate for the law firm Locke Purnell Rain Harrell, PC (now Locke Lord LLP) from 1991 to 1995. She received her J.D. from Southern Methodist University School of Law (now Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law) in 1991 and her B.A. from West Texas State University (now West Texas A&M University) in 1986.
And with respect to Mr. Hendrix:
James Wesley Hendrix has been the Chief of the Appellate Division for the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas since 2012, and he has served as an Assistant United States Attorney since 2007. Since 2015, he has also served on the Appellate Chiefs Working Group for the United States Attorney General’s Advisory Committee. From 2004 to 2007, he was an associate at the law firm of Baker Botts LLP, practicing complex commercial litigation in state and federal courts. Hendrix began his legal career as a law clerk to the Honorable Patrick E. Higginbotham of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He received his J.D. with high honors from the University of Texas School of Law in 2003 and his B.A. with honors from the University of Chicago in 2000.
Congratulations to Judges Frost and Ramirez, and Mr. Hendrix, for this great achievement!