An American lawyer who served as a United States district judge, Thad Heartfield has died. He died at the age of 82 on December 27, 2022.
The cause of his death has not been communicated yet.
Heartfield was the city attorney for Beaumont from 1969 to 1973. He was the Director of the Lower Neches Valley Authority of Texas from 1983 to 1994.
Heartfield was nominated to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas by President Bill Clinton on January 11, 1995, confirmed by the United States Senate on March 17, 1995, and received his commission on the same date.
He served as chief judge from 2003 through 2009. He assumed senior status on January 1.