A. Joe Fish

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A. Joe Fish
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
Assumed office
November 12, 2007
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
In office
February 24, 1983  November 12, 2007
Nominated by Ronald Reagan
Preceded by Patrick Higginbotham
Succeeded by Reed Charles O'Connor
Personal details
Born (1942-11-12) November 12, 1942
California Los Angeles, California
Alma mater 1961 Graduate of Bryan Adams High School
Yale College
Yale Law School

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

Born in Los Angeles, California, Fish received his B.A. from Yale College in 1965 and his LL.B 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, Texas. From 1981 to 1983 he was a judge on the Fifth District of the Texas Court of Appeals in Dallas.

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 Patrick E. 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.

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Preceded by
Patrick Higginbotham
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
1983–2007
Succeeded by
Reed Charles O'Connor
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