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# Collis White

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas · Magistrate

## Profile

- Court: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
- State: Texas
- Role: Magistrate
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-06-30

## Biography

### 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

## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9606/collis-white/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9606/collis-white/)
- [U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9606/collis-white/)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9606/collis-white/)

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## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-651872d6e45e0d82319ecccc) — Civil actions in United States District Courts; Rule 81 exceptions apply. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-civil-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.
- [Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-8721a344fececced2257fe1d) — Criminal proceedings in United States District Courts; this conservative mapping does not distribute appellate-specific provisions to appellate judges. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.