Lynn Nettleton Hughes (born 1941) is an inactive senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. He gained attention for being removed from a number of cases for showing bias and failing to follow federal rules. Hughes has been involuntarily removed from so many cases that the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has describe removing him as "déjà vu all over again."
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
Adjunct professor · 1973–2003
Adjunct professor · 1990–1991- Harris County [Texas] One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth District CourtJudge · 1981–1985
- Harris County [Texas] One Hundred and Sixty-Fifth District CourtJudge · 1979–1980
- Private practice, Houston, Texas1966–1979
- Southwest Resources, Houston, TexasPresident · 1969–1970
Appointments
1985–2023 · Appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Education
LL.M. · 1992- J.D. · 1966
- University of AlabamaB.A. · 1963