Andrew Scott Hanen (born December 10, 1953) is an American lawyer who serves as a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
Career output and lasting influence
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 5/year
Texas Southern District Court · 2002–
Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Private practice, Houston, Texas1979–2002
- Hon. Joe Greenhill, Supreme Court of TexasBriefing attorney · 1978–1979
Appointments
2002–2025 · Appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Education
- Baylor University School of LawJ.D. · 1978
- Denison UniversityB.A. · 1975