David Campos Guaderrama

David Campos Guaderrama is a Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas.

Early life and education Guaderrama was born in Las Cruces, New Mexico and spent the early part of his life in Deming, New Mexico. His family moved to El Paso, Texas, in 1966, where he graduated from Cathedral High School in 1972.

Federal judicial service

In October 2010, he was appointed magistrate judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas.

On September 14, 2011, President Barack Obama nominated Guaderrama to be a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, to the seat vacated by Judge David Briones who assumed senior status on February 26, 2009. On November 2, 2011, he received a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee and his nomination was reported to the floor on December 1, 2011. Guaderrama's nomination was confirmed by voice vote on April 26, 2012. He received his commission on April 30, 2012. He assumed senior status on May 27, 2023.