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    UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

    Eastern District of Texas

    Honorable Rodney Gilstrap, Chief Judge
    David A. O'Toole, Clerk of Court
    Clerk's Office

    Beaumont
    Jack Brooks Federal Building and United States Courthouse
    300 Willow Street
    Suite 104
    Beaumont, Texas 77701
    Phone: (409) 654-7000
    Jury Clerk re: qualification questionnaire matters: (866) 291-6747
    Jury Clerk re: a summons to report for jury duty: (409) 654-6200

    Lufkin
    Ward R. Burke United States Courthouse
    104 North Third Street
    Lufkin, Texas 75901
    Phone: (936) 632-2739
    Jury Clerk re: qualification questionnaire matters: (866) 291-6747
    Jury Clerk re: a summons to report for jury duty: (409) 654-6200

    Marshall
    Sam B. Hall Jr. Federal Building and United States Courthouse
    100 East Houston Street Room 125
    Marshall, Texas 75670
    Phone: (903) 935-2912
    Jury Clerk re: qualification questionnaire matters: (866) 291-6747
    Jury Clerk re: a summons to report for jury duty: (903) 935-1502

    Plano
    United States Courthouse
    7940 Preston Road Room 101
    Plano, Texas 75024
    Phone: (214) 872-4800
    Jury Clerk re: qualification questionnaire matters: (866) 291-6747
    ​​​​​​​Jury Clerk re: a summons to report for jury duty: (214) 872-4888

    Sherman
    Paul Brown United States Courthouse
    101 East Pecan Street Room 216
    Sherman, Texas 75090
    Phone: (903) 892-2921
    Jury Clerk re: qualification questionnaire matters: (866) 291-6747
    ​​​​​​​Jury Clerk re: a summons to report for jury duty: (214) 872-4888

    Texarkana
    United States Courthouse and Post Office
    500 North State Line Avenue, Room 301
    Texarkana, Texas 75501
    Phone: (903) 794-8561
    Jury Clerk re: qualification questionnaire matters: (866) 291-6747
    ​​​​​​​Jury Clerk re: a summons to report for jury duty: (903) 793-1632

    Tyler
    William M. Steger Federal Building and United States Courthouse
    211 West Ferguson Street Room 106
    Tyler, Texas 75702
    Phone: (903) 590-1000
    Jury Clerk re: qualification questionnaire matters: (866) 291-6747
    ​​​​​​​Jury Clerk re: a summons to report for jury duty: (903) 590-1002

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    For CM/ECF, Attorney, or other related questions please contact one of the above divisions.

    District Judges

    Chief District Judge Rodney Gilstrap
    Chambers: (903) 935-3868
    Court Reporter: (903) 923-8546

    Senior Judge Richard Schell
    Chambers: (214) 872-4820

    Senior Judge Ron Clark
    Chambers: (409) 654-2800

    District Judge Marcia A. Crone
    Chambers: (409) 654-2880
    Court Reporter: (409) 654-2833

    District Judge Amos L. Mazzant, III
    Chambers: (903) 893-7008
    Court Reporter: (903) 209-4013

    District Judge Robert W. Schroeder III
    Chambers: (903) 794-4067
    Court Reporter: (903) 794-1018

    District Judge Jeremy D. Kernodle
    Chambers: (903) 590-1091

    District Judge J. Campbell Barker
    Chambers: (903) 590-1089

    District Judge Michael Truncale
    Chambers: (409) 654-6210

    District Judge Sean D. Jordan
    Chambers: (214) 872-4860
    Court Reporter: (214) 872-4867

    Magistrate Judges

    Magistrate Judge John D. Love
    Chambers: (903) 590-1164

    Magistrate Judge Zack Hawthorn
    Chambers: (409) 654-2815

    Magistrate Judge Roy Payne
    Chambers: (903) 935-2498

    Magistrate Judge K. Nicole Mitchell
    Chambers: (903) 590-1077

    Magistrate Judge Christine L. Stetson
    Chambers: (409) 654-2845

    Magistrate Judge Boone Baxter
    Chambers: (903) 792-6424

    Magistrate Judge Aileen Goldman Durrett
    Chambers: (903) 893-7667

    Magistrate Judge Bill Davis
    Chambers: (214) 872-4840

    Court Reporters

    Beaumont

    Ruth C. Weese: (409) 654-2833
    300 Willow Street
    Beaumont, TX 77701

    April Hargett: (409) 654-2891
    300 Willow Street
    Beaumont, TX 77701

    Marshall

    Shawn McRoberts: (903) 923-8546
    100 East Houston Street
    Marshall, Texas 75670

    Sherman

    Chris Bickham: (903) 209-4013
    101 East Pecan Street
    Sherman, TX 75090

    Gayle Wear: (214) 872-4867
    7940 Preston Road
    Plano, TX 75024

    Texarkana

    Shelly Holmes: (903) 794-1018
    500 North State Line Avenue
    Texarkana, Texas 75501

    Tyler

    Shea Sloan: (903) 590-1171
    221 West Ferguson Street
    Tyler, TX 75702

     

    U.S. Bankruptcy Court

    U.S. Bankruptcy Court Website

    Jason McDonald – Clerk of Court - (972) 509-1240

    Mark Taylor – Chief Deputy – (903) 590-3222

     

    Divisional Offices

    Beaumont: (409) 654-7060
    Mona Doyle – Deputy-In-Charge – (409) 654-7064

    Plano: (972)509-1240

    Tyler: (903) 590-3200
    Chasha Traylor – Courtroom Deputy – (903) 590-3237

     

     

    U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services

    U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services Contact Info

     

    U.S. Attorneys Office

    U.S. Attorneys Office Website
     

    Beaumont Office
    550 Fannin St. Suite 1250
    Beaumont, TX 77701
    Phone: (409) 839-2538
    Fax: (409) 839-2550

    Lufkin Office
    The Republic Building
    415 S. 1st Street
    Lufkin, TX 75901
    Phone: (409) 839-2538
    Fax: (936) 639-4033

    Plano Office
    101 East Park Boulevard, Suite 500
    Plano, TX 75704
    Phone: (972) 509-1201
    Fax: (972) 509-1209

    Sherman Office
    One Grand Centre
    600 East Taylor Street, Suite 2000
    Sherman, TX 75090
    Phone: (903) 868-9454
    Fax: (903) 892-2792

    Texarkana Office
    500 State Line Ave. N., Suite 402
    Texarkana, TX 75501
    Phone: (903) 590-1400
    Fax: (903) 590-1439

    Tyler Office
    110 North College, Suite 700
    Tyler, TX 75702
    Phone: (903) 590-1400
    Fax: (903) 590-1439

    Federal Public Defenders Office

    Federal Public Defenders Website

    Tyler

    Phone: (903) 531-9233

    Beaumont
    Phone: (409) 839-2608

    Sherman

    Phone: (903) 892-4448

    Frisco
    Phone: (469) 362-8506

     

    U.S. Marshals Service

    U.S. Marshals Service Website

    U.S. Court House
    211 West Ferguson St.
    Tyler, TX 75702
    (903) 590-1370

    U.S. Marshal
    John M. Garrison (903) 590-1370

    Chief Deputy
    Jose Soto (903) 590-1370 x257

    Assistant Chief Deputy
    Sean Malecha (903) 868-2379 x222

    Beaumont Office: (409) 839-2581

    Tyler Office: (903) 590-1370

    Marshall Office:(903) 935-5737

    Lufkin Office: (936) 634-9733 

    Sherman Office: (903) 868-2379

    Texarkana Office: (903) 590-1370

    Plano Office: (903) 868-2379

     

     

    List of Contract Interpreters

    This list is provided as a service to the public. If you have any questions regarding spoken language interpreter services in the U.S. Court for the Eastern District of Texas, please contact Official Court Interpreter Letty Medina, at leticia_medina@txed.uscourts.gov

    Spanish Federal Certified Court Interpreters (FCCI contractors), base city and travel locations (as of 11/08/2024):
     

    NAME

    BASE CITY

    PHONE NUMBER

    TRAVEL LOCATIONS

    Monica Munera, FCCI

    DFW

    (Denton)

    940-367-8043

    (Sherman, Plano only)

    Alma Adriano, FCCI

    DFW

    (Addison)

    214-354-9898

    (Sherman, Plano only)

    Lyda Baro, FCCI

    (Plano)

    214-476-9093

    (Sherman, Plano only)

    Yovana Gonzalez, FCCI

    DFW

    (Arlington)

    817-683-5033

    (Sherman, Plano only)

    Myrna Ramirez- Mdahuar, FCCI

    DFW

    (Savannah)

    469-500-6250

    (District-wide)

    Margarita Birnbaum, FCCI

    DFW

    (Dallas)

    214-883-1736

    (District-wide, Remote by TIP)

    Reginald Killingley, FCCI

    Tyler (Big Sandy)

    903-372-3749

    (District-wide)

    Myrna Wallace, FCCI

    (Houston)

    281-744-9051

    (Beaumont, Lufkin, and Tyler)

    Jason Daniel, FCCI

    Benton, AR

    501-282-9598

    (Texarkana and Marshall)

    Roslyn Lacey Wallace, FCCI

    (Houston)

    281-546-3364

    (Beaumont only)

    David Hoover, FCCI

    Lafayette,

    LA

    404-216-9030

    (District-wide)

    Ernest Nino-Murcia, FCCI

    Des Moines IA

    917-753-3906

    (District-wide, Remote by TIP, Zoom or CISCO)

    Steve Mines, FCCI

    (Austin)

    512-627-3726

    (District-wide)

    Cristina Helmerichs, FCCI

    (Austin)

    512-452-4698

    (District-wide)

    Luis Garcia, FCCI

    DFW

    (Southlake)

    214-563-3809

    (Remote by TIP or Zoom)

     

    Language-skilled Spanish Interpreters, non-FCCI (FCCI contractors), base city and travel locations (as of 10/24/2024):

    NAME

    BASE CITY

    PHONE NUMBER

    TRAVEL LOCATIONS

    Gilbert Urbina, Texas Master LCI

    Tyler

    903-521-0294

    TYLER & MARSHALL

    Melida Ailshire, Texas Master LCI

    Sherman

    903-814-8347

    SHERMAN

    Cynthia Hernandez,

    Texas Master LCI

    Tyler

    903-521-4232

    TYLER

    Norma Meeks

     

    903-566-7731

    TYLER & MARSHALL

    Theresa Galindo- Jones

    DeKalb

    903-824-1100

    TEXARKANA

     

    Other-than-Spanish (OTS) Professionally Qualified (PQ) and Language-skilled (LS) interpreters:
     

    LANGUAGE

    NAME

    BASE CITY

    PHONE NUMBER

    TRAVEL LOCATIONS

    MANDARIN CHINESE

    Vivan Josh, PQ

    PLANO

    214-215-5228

    District- wide, Remote by TIP Or Zoom

    MANDARIN CHINESE

    Jenny Zheng, PQ

    Irving

    972-375-1128

    District-wide

    MANDARIN & CANTONESE

    CHINESE

    Ida Shaw, LS

    Houston

    281-300-9865

    District-wide

    MANDARIN CHINESE

    Penny Chen, LS

    Wylie

    972-358-0880

    Sherman & Plano

    FOOCHOW/

    FUJIANESE

    Lily Lau, LS

    New York

    646-250-7000

    Remote by TIP or Zoom

    KHMER (CAMBODIAN)

    Basy Thach, LS

    DFW

    469-328-9431

    Sherman, Plano, Tyler

    KOREAN

    Michelle Hamilton,

    LS

    DFW

    214-770-9254

    District-wide

    VIETNAMESE

    Lily Miner, LS

    PLANO

    972-746-0321

    Sherman & Plano

    HINDI, URDU

    Rafiq Rahman, LS

    Houston

    281-460-7016

    District-wide

    ARABIC

    Jay Hamdan, LS

    DFW

    214-770-7622

    District-wide

    AMHARIC

    Peter Gebre, LS

    Washington DC

    202-441-7504

    District-wide

    FARSI

    Aslan Aslanian

    LA, Calif

    818-726-5367

    District-wide

    PORTUGUESE & FRENCH

    Steve Mines, PQ,

    Spanish FCCI

    Austin

    512-627-3726

    District-wide

    GERMAN

    Kathi Stock

    DFW

    214-995-1164

    Sherman, Plano, Tyler

    ITALIAN & ROMANIAN

    Julie Donat, PQ

    Washington DC

    202-390-3862

    District-wide

    ROMANIAN

    Nadia Brunstein, PQ

    New Milford, NJ

    201-387-8532

    District-wide

    ROMANIAN

    Antonella Georgescu, LS

    Houston

    713-542-6373

    District-wide

    ROMANIAN

    Chris Hoble, LS

    Cooper City, FL

    562-237-4781

    District-wide

    QUICHE

    (K'ICHE')

    Herminia Ajpacaja, LS

    Tucson, AZ

    520-882-0436

    District-wide, Remote by

    TIP Or Zoom

    QUICHE (K'ICHE')

    Sixta Sass, LS

    Port Orchard, WA

    360-876-0689

    District-wide, Remote by TIP Or Zoom

     

    Sign Language Professionally Qualified (PQ) and Language-skilled (LS) interpreters:

    LANGUAGE

    NAME

    BASE CITY

    PHONE NUMBER

    TRAVEL LOCATIONS

    AMERICAN SIGN

    LANGUAGE (ASL)

    Cheryl Sloan, LS

    Montalba, TX

    903-391-4847

    District- wide, Remote by Zoom