Michael Haygood Schneider Sr. (born 1943) is a former 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 7/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 14/year
Texas Supreme Court · 2002–2004Texas Eastern District Court · 2004–2016
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
- Supreme Court of TexasJustice · 2002–2004
- First Court of Appeals of TexasChief justice · 1996–2002
- Harris County [Texas] One Hundred and Fifty-Seventh District CourtPresiding judge · 1990–1996
- Private practice, Texas1975–1976, 1989–1990
- West University Place [Texas] Municipal CourtJudge (part-time) · 1978–1990
- Union Pacific Railroad CompanyGeneral solicitor · 1986–1989
- Bawden Drilling, Inc.General attorney · 1980–1986
- Dresser Industries, Inc.General attorney · 1976–1980
- Harris County, TexasAssistant district attorney · 1971–1975
Appointments
2004–2016 · Appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)Term ended: Retirement
Education
LL.M. · 2001
J.D. · 1970- Stephen F. Austin State UniversityB.S. · 1965
- Lon Morris CollegeA.A. · 1963