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[Elton] Joe Kendall

[Elton] Joe Kendall

Texas Northern District Court

Born 1954 in Dallas, TX

FJC ID: 1254

Career output and lasting influence

Opinions attributed per year · peak 11/year

Texas Northern District Court · 1992–200219922000201020202024110
opinions

Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 25/year

Texas Northern District Court · 1992–200219922000201020202024250
citing decisions

Texas Northern District Court · 1992–2002

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.

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Elton Joe Kendall (born 1954) is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

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Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Private practice, Dallas, Texas
    1982–1986, 2002–present
  2. U.S. Sentencing Commission
    U.S. Sentencing Commission
    Commissioner · 1999–2002
  3. Dallas County [Texas] One Hundred and Ninety-Fifth District Court
    Judge · 1987–1992
  4. Dallas County, Texas
    Assistant district attorney · 1980–1982
  5. Dallas, Texas
    Police officer · 1972–1978

Appointments

  1. Texas Northern District Court
    U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
    1992–2002 · Appointed by George H.W. Bush (Republican)
    Term ended: Resignation

Education

  1. Baylor University School of Law
    J.D. · 1980
  2. Southern Methodist University
    B.B.A. · 1977