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Judge William Merritt Steger
Judge
District Court, E.D. Texas
William Merritt Steger served as Judge on the District Court, E.D. Texas from 1970 to 2006. The appointment came from Richard Nixon in 1970. Education: LL.B. from Southern Methodist University.
- Court
- District Court, E.D. Texas
- Position
- Judge
- Appointed By
- Richard Nixon
- Active
- 1970 – 2006
- Party
- Republican
- ABA Rating
- Well Qualified (1970)
Education
- LL.B.Southern Methodist University (1950)
Career History
- JudgeDistrict Court, E.D. Texas (1970 – 2006) — appointed by Richard Nixon
- Republican candidate for U.S. House of Representatives from Texas1962 – present
- Republican candidate for governor1960 – present
- Chairman1969 – 1970
- Private practice1959 – 1970
- U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Texas1953 – 1959
- Private practice1951 – 1953
- U.S. Army captain1942 – 1947
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