Howell Cobb (December 7, 1922 – September 16, 2005) was a Texas lawyer and United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 24/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 40/year
Texas Eastern District Court · 1985–2005
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, Beaumont, Texas1954–1985
- Private practice, Houston, Texas1949–1954
U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant1943–1945- Pensacola Naval Air StationInstructor · 1945
U.S. Navy aviation cadet1942–1943
Appointments
1985–2005 · Appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)Term ended: Death
Education
LL.B. · 1948