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# Frances Stacy

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

## Profile

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

## Biography

### Professional career

- Frances H. Stacy was a U.S. Magistrate Judge for the Southern District of Texas, serving from 1990 until her retirement in 2022
- Appointed as a U.S. Magistrate Judge for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas on February 20, 1990, serving a renewable eight‐year term until February 19, 2022, when she retired
- Before joining the federal judiciary, she held the role of an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas from 1979 to 1990.

### Education

- Frances H. Stacy earned both her B.S. in Political Science and Government and her J.D. from Baylor University in 1977 and 1979, respectively.

### Additional information

- Magistrate, District Court, S.D. Texas, 1990-present
- Stacy’s 32‐year judicial career combined federal prosecution experience with extensive trial and procedural work in the Southern District of Texas.
- Remembered for her role in high‐profile cases and for her long service on the federal bench.

## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9590/frances-stacy/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9590/frances-stacy/)
- [U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9590/frances-stacy/)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9590/frances-stacy/)
- [Frances Stacy - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Frances_Stacy)

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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.