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 "markdown": "# Kenneth M. Hoyt\n\nKenneth M. Hoyt (born 1948) is an American jurist and a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, serving in that court since 1988 and in senior status since 2013.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1382471)</sup> He was appointed by President Ronald Reagan.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1382471)</sup>\n\n| Fact | Detail |\n| --- | --- |\n| Court | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1382471)</sup> |\n| Appointed by | Ronald Reagan<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1382471)</sup> |\n| Confirmed | March 31, 1988, by voice vote<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1382471)</sup> |\n| Senior status | March 2, 2013<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1382471)</sup> |\n| Born | 1948, San Augustine County, Texas<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1382471)</sup> |\n| Education | A.B., Texas Southern University, 1969; J.D., Texas Southern University School of Law, 1972<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1382471)</sup> |\n\n## Early life and education\n\nHoyt was born in 1948 in San Augustine County, Texas.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1382471)</sup> He received his [Bachelor of Arts](https://www.edgepedia.org/bachelor-of-arts) degree from [Texas Southern University](https://www.edgepedia.org/texas-southern-university) in 1969 and his [Juris Doctor](https://www.edgepedia.org/juris-doctor) from the Texas Southern University School of Law in 1972.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1382471)</sup>\n\n## Legal career\n\nAfter law school, Hoyt entered private practice in Houston, Texas, from 1972 to 1985.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1382471)</sup> During that period he also served as city attorney of Kendleton, Texas, from 1975 to 1981, and as city attorney of Prairie View, Texas.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1382471)</sup> He was presiding judge of the Harris County One Hundred and Twenty-Fifth District Court from 1981 to 1982, and concurrently served on the faculty of the Trial Advocacy Program at South Texas College of Law from 1981 to 1982.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1382471)</sup> He was an adjunct professor at the Thurgood Marshall School of Law of Texas Southern University from 1983 to 1984.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1382471)</sup> From 1985 to 1988 he served as a justice on the First Court of Appeals of Texas.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1382471)</sup>\n\n## Federal judicial service\n\nPresident [Ronald Reagan](https://www.edgepedia.org/ronald-reagan) nominated Hoyt to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas on November 24, 1987, to a seat vacated by Judge Carl O. Bue, Jr.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1382471)</sup> He was confirmed by voice vote on March 31, 1988, received his commission on April 1, 1988, and assumed senior status on March 2, 2013.<sup>[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1382471)</sup> He continues to hear cases as a senior judge of the Southern District of Texas, with chambers contact information listed on the court's official website.<sup>[2](https://www.txs.uscourts.gov/sites/txs/files/kmhp.pdf)</sup>\n\n## References\n\n1. [Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges: Kenneth M. Hoyt](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1382471)\n2. [United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Judges' Chambers Information](https://www.txs.uscourts.gov/sites/txs/files/kmhp.pdf)\n\n---\n*Topic: Encyclopedia › Society and history › Law and justice › Courts and legal practice › Legal biographies › United States judges › US federal judges › Article III judges (district and appellate) › United States district court judges › Surnames H*\n\n*Initially written Sep 27, 2026 · Reviewed: Sep 29, 2026 · Edited: Sep 29, 2026 · Last review: Sep 29, 2026*\n\n*Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.*\n\nLicense: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license\n",
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