James Robertson Nowlin

James Robertson Nowlin
Nowlin in 2019
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
Assumed office
May 31, 2003
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
In office
1999–2003
Preceded byHarry Lee Hudspeth
Succeeded byWalter Scott Smith Jr.
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
In office
October 26, 1981 – May 31, 2003
Appointed byRonald Reagan
Preceded byJack Roberts
Succeeded byEarl Leroy Yeakel III
Texas State Representative for District 57-F (Bexar County)
In office
January 1973 – November 6, 1981
Succeeded byLamar S. Smith
Texas State Representative for District 57-4 (Bexar County)
In office
January 1967 – January 1971
Succeeded byLou Kost Jr.
Personal details
Born (1937-11-21) November 21, 1937 (age 86)
San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic (until 1971)
Republican (from 1971)
Residence(s)Bastrop County, Texas
EducationTrinity University (BA, MA)
University of Texas at Austin (JD)

James Robertson Nowlin (born November 21, 1937) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas and a former state legislator.


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