Collis White

Professional career

• Collis White has held the role of a federal magistrate judge since October 24, 2009, appointed by the district’s judges to a renewable eight‐year term
• U.S. Magistrate Judge for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, appointed in 2009 to a renewable eight‐year term
• After law school, White served as an Assistant District Attorney in Manhattan, then as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas until 1991.
• John Jay College of Criminal Justice — New York (attended; subsequently became a New York City police officer)

Education

Additional information

• Magistrate, District Court, W.D. Texas, 2009-present
• While some sources note his term ended in 2017, others confirm he remains active on the Western District of Texas bench as of 2026.
• He later practiced as a defense attorney in private law before his judicial appointment