United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas

United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
(N.D. Tex.)
Location	Earle Cabell Federal Building and Courthouse (Dallas) More locations Eldon B. Mahon U.S. Courthouse (Fort Worth) Abilene J. Marvin Jones Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse (Amarillo) Lubbock San Angelo Wichita Falls
Appeals to	Fifth Circuit
Established	February 24, 1879
Judges	12
Chief Judge	David C. Godbey
Officers of the court
U.S. Attorney	Leigha Simonton
www.txnd.uscourts.gov

The United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas (in case citations, N.D. Tex.) is a United States district court. Its first judge, Andrew Phelps McCormick, was appointed to the court on April 10, 1879. The court convenes in Dallas, Texas with divisions in Fort Worth, Amarillo, Abilene, Lubbock, San Angelo, and Wichita Falls. It has jurisdiction over 100 counties in the northern and central parts of the U.S. state of Texas.

The United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Texas represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. As of December 10, 2022^[update], the United States attorney is Leigha Simonton.

Appeals from this court are heard by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, which includes Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).