David Briones (born February 26, 1943) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas.
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 3/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 10/year
Texas Western District Court · 1994–2009
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
- Hispanic
Prior employment
- El Paso County [Texas] Court at Law Number OneJudge · 1991–1994
- Private practice, El Paso, Texas1971–1991
U.S. Army1964–1966
Appointments
1994–2009 · Appointed by William J. Clinton (Democratic)
Education
J.D. · 1971- University of TexasB.A. · 1969