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Federal Judge Orders Texas Prisons Air-Conditioned by End of 2029
Judge Robert Pitman ordered Texas prisons fully air-conditioned by Dec. 31, 2029, finding extreme heat an Eighth Amendment violation; TDCJ estimates ~$1.5B and will appeal.
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About Robert L. Pitman
Robert Lee Pitman is an American attorney who serves as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas. He is a former United States attorney for the Western District of Texas. He was previously a United States magistrate judge of the same court.
Everything about Robert L. Pitman →- Occupation
- lawyer, judge
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- December 15, 1962