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Thad Heartfield (born 1940 in Port Arthur Texas) is a district judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in Beaumont Texas. He was nominated by President Bill Clinton on January 11 1995 confirmed by the U.S. Senate on March 17 1995 and received his commission on March 17 1995. He served as chief judge from 2003 through 2008.He graduated from St. Mary’s University Texas with a B.A. in 1962 and received a J.D. from the St.