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Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p George Philip Kazen (born 1940) is a senior United States District Judge from South Texas.Kazen was born and resides in Laredo, the seat of Webb County, Texas. His parents were E. James Kazen (died 2003) and the former Drusilla Marie Perkins (October 10, 1917 - December 10, 2011), a native of Sioux City, Iowa. James and Drusilla met at the University of Texas at Austin, where both were students. James Kazen was subsequently a long-term Democratic district attorney and district judge for the 49th Judicial District of Texas. Drusilla Marie Perkins Kazen, known as "Duchess" Kazen, was the daughter of Samuel Julien Perkins and the former Marion McDermott. She was the last surviving grandchild of Republican U.S. Representative George D. Perkins, also the publisher of the Sioux City Journal. Drusilla Kazen was a dancer who studied under Valentina, noted dancer, actress, and fashion designer.In 1960, George Kazen received a B.B.A. degree from the University of Texas. In 1961, he obtained his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Texas School of Law. He was a briefing attorney for the Texas Supreme Court from 1961 to 1962, and was from 1962 to 1965 a captain in the U.S. Air Force, Judge Advocate General Corps. He was in the private practice of law in Laredo from 1965 to 1979.On March 7, 1979, Kazen was nominated by U.S. President Jimmy Carter to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas created by 92 Stat. 1629. On May 10, 1979, Kazen was confirmed by the United States Senate, and he received his commission of office the following day. He served as chief judge from 1996 to 2003. He assumed senior status on May 31, 2009. Since 1990, Kazen has also been an adjunct professor of law at St. Mary's University Law School in San Antonio, Texas, where his mother lived in her later years.In 1961, Kazen married the former Barbara Ann Sanders (January 3, 1941 - March 15, 2011), a civic leader originally from Albany, Texas. She was known for her humanitarian efforts, including the promotion of the American Cancer Society, United Way, the Laredo Homeless Coalition, and Bethany House, a downtown settlement house, which provides meals and temporary housing for the indigent. She was director of Bethany House from 1996 until her death of brain cancer at the age of seventy. Kazen also has a sister named Barbara Anne Kazen, but with a different spelling of the middle name; she resides in Santa Fe, New Mexico. His three other siblings are Virginia Kazen Van Steenberg of San Antonio, James Douglas Kazen of Boerne, Texas, and Felisa Kazen of New York City.Kazen has four children, George Douglas Kazen, John Kazen, Elizabeth Ann Kazen Flores, and Gregory Stephen Kazen. Judge Kazen is Roman Catholic.Kazen's uncle, Abraham Kazen, was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1967 to 1985, until he was unseated in the primary election by Albert Bustamante of San Antonio.. }

• George_P._Kazen abstract "George Philip Kazen (born 1940) is a senior United States District Judge from South Texas.Kazen was born and resides in Laredo, the seat of Webb County, Texas. His parents were E. James Kazen (died 2003) and the former Drusilla Marie Perkins (October 10, 1917 - December 10, 2011), a native of Sioux City, Iowa. James and Drusilla met at the University of Texas at Austin, where both were students. James Kazen was subsequently a long-term Democratic district attorney and district judge for the 49th Judicial District of Texas. Drusilla Marie Perkins Kazen, known as "Duchess" Kazen, was the daughter of Samuel Julien Perkins and the former Marion McDermott. She was the last surviving grandchild of Republican U.S. Representative George D. Perkins, also the publisher of the Sioux City Journal. Drusilla Kazen was a dancer who studied under Valentina, noted dancer, actress, and fashion designer.In 1960, George Kazen received a B.B.A. degree from the University of Texas. In 1961, he obtained his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Texas School of Law. He was a briefing attorney for the Texas Supreme Court from 1961 to 1962, and was from 1962 to 1965 a captain in the U.S. Air Force, Judge Advocate General Corps. He was in the private practice of law in Laredo from 1965 to 1979.On March 7, 1979, Kazen was nominated by U.S. President Jimmy Carter to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas created by 92 Stat. 1629. On May 10, 1979, Kazen was confirmed by the United States Senate, and he received his commission of office the following day. He served as chief judge from 1996 to 2003. He assumed senior status on May 31, 2009. Since 1990, Kazen has also been an adjunct professor of law at St. Mary's University Law School in San Antonio, Texas, where his mother lived in her later years.In 1961, Kazen married the former Barbara Ann Sanders (January 3, 1941 - March 15, 2011), a civic leader originally from Albany, Texas. She was known for her humanitarian efforts, including the promotion of the American Cancer Society, United Way, the Laredo Homeless Coalition, and Bethany House, a downtown settlement house, which provides meals and temporary housing for the indigent. She was director of Bethany House from 1996 until her death of brain cancer at the age of seventy. Kazen also has a sister named Barbara Anne Kazen, but with a different spelling of the middle name; she resides in Santa Fe, New Mexico. His three other siblings are Virginia Kazen Van Steenberg of San Antonio, James Douglas Kazen of Boerne, Texas, and Felisa Kazen of New York City.Kazen has four children, George Douglas Kazen, John Kazen, Elizabeth Ann Kazen Flores, and Gregory Stephen Kazen. Judge Kazen is Roman Catholic.Kazen's uncle, Abraham Kazen, was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1967 to 1985, until he was unseated in the primary election by Albert Bustamante of San Antonio.".