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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

Northern District of Texas

David C. Godbey, Chief Judge
Karen Mitchell, Clerk of Court

District Judge Reed O'Connor

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Courtroom Deputy: Melissa Hurtado, Phone: 817-850-6788, Email: Melissa_Hurtado@txnd.uscourts.gov

Court Reporter: Zoie Williams, Phone: 817-850-6630, Email: Zoie_Williams@txnd.uscourts.gov

Courtroom Technology

501 West 10th Street, Room 201
Fort Worth, TX 76102-3673

Courtroom: 2nd floor

Case Letter Designation: (O)

Judge Tabs

Judge Specific Requirements

Each dispositive motion, response, reply, and appendix thereto; sealed document; and any other document exceeding twenty-five (25) pages must additionally be submitted in paper to the clerk's office. Any judge’s copy in excess of twenty-five (25) pages must be submitted in a three-ring binder, with any exhibits or attachments appropriately tabbed.

All motions require a proposed order that must be emailed to OConnor_Orders@txnd.uscourts.gov and must be in a WordPerfect or Word format (not PDF). The subject line of the email must include the case number and the document number of the referenced motion.

The United States Attorney and any defendant charged in a criminal case shall file on the docket any and all paperwork related to a guilty plea without delay to permit the matter to be promptly scheduled and heard. 

Biography

Birth: 1965

Year Service Began: 2007

Appointed by: President George W. Bush

Education: Bachelor of Science from the University of Houston in 1986; Juris Doctor, second in his class, summa cum laude, from South Texas College of Law in 1989
 
Legal Practice: Assistant United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas 1998 - 2007; Assistant District Attorney for Tarrant County District Attorney's Office 1994 - 1998; Associate, Vinson & Elkins LLP 1989 - 1994

Current Memberships: Tarrant County Bar Association; Dallas Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; State Bar of Texas

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