Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk is the newest Northern District of Texas judge. He was appointed in 2019 by President Trump. Judge Kacsmaryk holds a Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, from Abilene Christian University (in 1999), and a Juris Doctor with honors from the University of Texas School of Law (in 2003).
Prior to joining the bench, Judge Kacsmaryk worked as an Associate at Baker Botts, L.L.P. from 2003-2008; as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas from 2008-2013; and as Deputy General Counsel at First Liberty Institute from 2014-2019. Judge Kacsmaryk sits in Amarillo. He succeeds the late Judge Mary Lou Robinson, who served as an active district court judge in Amarillo from 1979 until 2016.