James Latane Noel Jr. (October 28, 1909 – August 29, 1997) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
James Latane Noel Jr.
Born 1909 in Pilot Point, TX
Died 1997 in Houston, TX
FJC ID: 1773
Career output and lasting influence
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 34/year
Texas Southern District Court · 1962–1997
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, Texas1946–1961
State of TexasAssistant attorney general · 1939–1942, 1945–1946- Dallas County, TexasAssistant district attorney · 1937–1938
- World War IIU.S. Naval Reserve
Appointments
1962–1997 · Appointed by John F. Kennedy (Democratic)Term ended: Death
Education
- Southern Methodist University School of Law (now Dedman School of Law)LL.B. · 1937
- Southern Methodist UniversityB.S., commerce · 1932
- Southern Methodist UniversityB.S., civil engineering · 1931