John Henry McBryde (October 9, 1931 – December 25, 2022) was an American lawyer who served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas from 1990 to 2022.
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 11/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 31/year
Texas Northern District Court · 1990–2022
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, Fort Worth, Texas1956–1990
Appointments
1990–2022 · Appointed by George H.W. Bush (Republican)Term ended: Death
Education
LL.B. · 1956- Texas Christian UniversityB.S. · 1953