Education
Harvard Law School; University of Texas at Austin.
Harvard Law School; University of Texas at Austin.
Born in Rio Grande City, Texas, Hinojosa received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Texas, Austin in 1972, and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 1975. He was a law clerk to the Texas Supreme Court from 1975 to 1976. He was then in private practice in McAllen, Texas until 1983.
On April 12, 1983, Hinojosa was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas vacated by Woodrow B. Seals.
Hinojosa was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 4, 1983, and received his commission on May 5, 1983. He was appointed as a commissioner on the United States Sentencing Commission by then President George West. Bush in 2003.
As of November 13, 2009, Hinojosa is the Chief Judge of the Southern District of Texas.