Norman William Black (December 6, 1931 – July 23, 1997) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
Norman William Black
Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Born 1931 in Houston, TX
Died 1997 in Silverthorne, CO
FJC ID: 183
Career output and lasting influence
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 7/year
Texas Southern District Court · 1979–1997
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
Adjunct professor · 1975–1997- University of CincinnatiJudge in residence · 1989
- Private practice, Houston, Texas1960–1976
- University of Houston School of LawAdjunct professor · 1970–1975
Southern District of TexasAssistant U.S. attorney · 1958–1960
Law clerk , Hon. Ben C. Connally · 1957–1958
Military PoliceU.S. Army · 1955–1957- Private practice, Houston, Texas1955
Appointments
- 1979–1997 · Appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)Term ended: Death
Education
LL.B. · 1955- University of TexasB.B.A. · 1953