Skip to main content

Allen Joe Fish

Born 1/1/1942

Judicial Career

  • judTXND
    2/24/1983present

Biography

A. Joe Fish

(Redirected from Allen Joe Fish )

"Joe Fish" redirects here. For Brazilian pilot, see José Martins Ribeiro Nunes .

Allen Joe Fish (born November 12, 1942) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas in Dallas .

Contents

Education and career

(https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=A._Joe_Fish&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Education and career")

Fish was born in Los Angeles . He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale University in 1965 and his Bachelor of Laws from Yale Law School in 1968. He was a Sergeant in the United States Army Reserve from 1968 to 1974, and was in private practice in Dallas , Texas , from 1968 to 1980. In 1980 he was elected to the 95th Judicial District Court of Dallas County . From 1981 to 1983 he was a judge on the Fifth District of the Texas Court of Appeals in Dallas.

Federal judicial service

(https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=A._Joe_Fish&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Federal judicial service")

On January 31, 1983, Fish was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas vacated by Judge Patrick Higginbotham . Fish was confirmed by the United States Senate less than a month later, on February 23, 1983, and received his commission the following day. He served as Chief Judge of the district from 2002 to 2007, assuming senior status on November 12, 2007.

References

(https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=A._Joe_Fish&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: References")

  1. Jump up to: 1

    A. Joe Fish at the _Biographical Directory of Federal Judges _, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center .

External links

(https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=A._Joe_Fish&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section: External links")

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=A._Joe_Fish&oldid=1346481437 "

Biographical content from Wikipedia (CC-BY-SA 4.0).

Recent opinions

View all →

Matches based on last-name occurrence in the case's judges field; broader than authored-opinions.

Sourced from CourtListener people-db (CC0).

This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.