Sam Sparks at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
- Jurisdiction
- Texas · State
- Judicial service
- November 25, 1991–present
Sam Sparks
Judge · U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Private practice, El Paso, TX, 1965-1991
- Law clerk, Hon. Homer Thornberry, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas, 1964-1965
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, W.D. Texas, 1991-present
- Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
- Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
Education
- The University of Texas at Austin · B.A., 1961
- University of Texas at Austin · Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Laws
Personal record
Born 1939 · Austin, TX
Courtroom rules and guidance
No applicable courtroom procedure is currently documented in the indexed public sources.
Sources
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas current judicial profile
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/3048/sam-sparks/