John Henry Hannah Jr. (June 30, 1939 – December 4, 2003) from was an American lawyer, politician, and jurist who served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.
John H. Hannah Jr.
Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Born 1939 in Nacogdoches County, TX
Died 2003 in West Palm Beach, FL
FJC ID: 969
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 3/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 7/year
Texas Eastern District Court · 1994–2003
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
- State of TexasSecretary of state · 1991–1994
- Private practice, Lufkin, Texas1971–1973, 1975–1977, 1981–1991
U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Texas1977–1981- Angelina County, TexasDistrict attorney · 1973–1975
- Common Cause of TexasLegal counsel · 1975
- Fifth District, TexasState representative · 1967–1973
U.S. Navy1958–1961
Appointments
1994–2003 · Appointed by William J. Clinton (Democratic)Term ended: Death
Education
- Sam Houston State UniversityB.S. · 1966