Jerry Buchmeyer

Jerry Lynn Buchmeyer (September 5, 1933 – September 21, 2009) was an American lawyer and jurist who served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas in Dallas, Texas.

Jerry L. Buchmeyer
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
In office September 5, 2003 – September 21, 2009
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
In office 1995–2001
Preceded by	Barefoot Sanders
Succeeded by	A. Joe Fish
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
In office October 5, 1979 – September 5, 2003
Appointed by	Jimmy Carter
Preceded by	William McLaughlin Taylor Jr.
Succeeded by	Jane J. Boyle
Personal details
Born	Jerry Lynn Buchmeyer[1] (1933-09-05)September 5, 1933 Overton, Texas, U.S.
Died	September 21, 2009(2009-09-21) (aged 76) San Marcos, Texas, U.S.
Education	Kilgore College (AA) University of Texas at Austin (BA, LLB)

Early life and education

Born in Overton, Texas, on September 5, 1933, Buchmeyer received an Associate of Arts degree from Kilgore Junior College (now Kilgore College) in 1953, his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 1956, and his Bachelor of Laws from the University of Texas School of Law in 1957.

Career

From 1958 to 1979, Buchmeyer worked in private law practice in Dallas at the law firm of Thompson & Knight.^[2][3]

Federal judicial service

Buchmeyer was nominated by President Jimmy Carter on August 3, 1979, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas vacated by Judge William McLaughlin Taylor Jr. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 4, 1979, and received his commission on October 5, 1979. He served as chief judge from 1995 to 2001.^[4] He assumed senior status on September 5, 2003. His service terminated on September 21, 2009, due to his death in San Marcos, Texas.^[2][3]