Former Leaders
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Donald J. DeGabrielle 2006-2008 DeGabrielle called his service in this office “a mission and a privilege,” instilling in his employees that we enjoy the trust and faith of the citizens we serve, which should be earned and protected every day. |
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Michael T. Shelby Shelby undertook a comprehensive reorganizaion of the office, focusing efforts and resources in four specific areas: terrorism and national security, violent crime, organized criminal enterprises and complex white collar crime. |
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Mervyn Milton Mosbacker Mosbacker clerked for U.S. District Judge Filemon Vela, served as First Assistant District Attorney for Cameron County and was AUSA-in-Charge in Brownsville prior to his presidential appointment. |
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Gaynelle Griffin Jones Appoined by President Clinton,Jones was the first female and first African-American to serve as the USA for the SDTX. |
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Ronald G. Woods Woods focused on the prosecution of complex bank fraud cases which arose from the savings and loan industry as well as reorganization of the office and increasing the number of AUSAs to 130. |
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Henry K. Oncken Oncken’s administration first staffed the McAllen Office in 1988 and doubled the number of AUSAs in the district. |
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Daniel Kuldell Hedges Hedges co-founded OCDETF during his tenure. |
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Jose Antonio Canales Canales returned to private practice after his tenure and was honored with the 2002 Humanitarian Award from The National Conference for Community and Justice. |
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Edward B. McDonough Jr. President Ford appointed McDonough after serving as an AUSA and chief of the Criminal Division. |
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Anthony Perez Farris Farris was elected State Judge for the 151st Civil District of Texas following his tenure as USA. |
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Morton Lee Susman Susman had served as an AUSA since 1961 and was chief of the Criminal Division. |
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Woodrow Bradley Seals Following his tenure, Seals was nominated by Lyndon Johnson to the district court for the Southern District. |
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William B. Butler Butler’s leadership led to the opening of the Brownsville office in 1961. |
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Malcolm Richard Wilkey After serving as USA, Wilkey went on to become an AAG in the Office of Legal Affairs and an AAG in the Criminal Division at the DOJ. |
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Brian Sylvester Odem FDR also appointed Odem who had previously served as an AUSA for 10 years. |
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Douglas Wear McGregor McGregor served for 10 years after being appointed by Franklin Roosevelt. |
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Henry Matthews Holden Holden was the longest serving USA in the SDTX, serving for 12 years. |
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David Edward Simmons Previously an AAG for the state of Texas, Simmons was appointed by Woodrow Wilson. |
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John Edward Green Jr. Green resigned from the USAO after a disagreement with the AG over supporting higher telephone rates in Houston. |
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Lodowick McDaniel McDaniel was the first presidentially-appointed USA. |
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Marcus C. McLemore McLemore was the 1st USA for the new SDTX. |
