Education
Born in Lubbock, Texas, Cummings received a Bachelor of Business Administration from Texas Technical University in 1967 and a Juris Doctor from Baylor Law School in 1970.
Born in Lubbock, Texas, Cummings received a Bachelor of Business Administration from Texas Technical University in 1967 and a Juris Doctor from Baylor Law School in 1970.
He was in private practice in Amarillo, Texas from 1970 to 1987. On July 31, 1987, Cummings was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas vacated by Halbert O. Woodward. Cummings was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 8, 1987, and received his commission on December 9, 1987.
He assumed senior status on December 31, 2014.