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President Donald Trump speaks during a Mexican Border Defense Medal presentation in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Dec. 15, 2025, in Washington. (Alex Brandon | AP)<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\tPresident Donald Trump speaks during a Mexican Border Defense Medal presentation in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Dec. 15, 2025, in Washington. (Alex Brandon | AP)<\/p>\n
President Donald Trump nominated two more Texas prosecutors who have furthered his immigration enforcement goals to be federal judges, he announced on social media Wednesday evening.<\/p>\n
The president picked acting U.S. Attorney John Marck<\/a> and Executive Assistant U.S. Attorney Arthur \u201cRob\u201d Jones<\/a>, both of the Houston-headquartered Southern District of Texas, to serve as judges within the district.<\/p>\n It comes two months after the U.S. Senate confirmed former Southern District of Texas U.S. Attorney Nicholas Ganjei<\/a> as a federal judge in February. Marck became acting head of the district after Ganjei\u2019s resignation in March.<\/p>\n Marck, Trump wrote on Truth Social, has worked tirelessly to \u201chelp us deport criminal illegal immigrants\u201d and stop lethal drug trafficking. Jones was a longtime Assistant U.S. Attorney in Laredo before he took the executive role, Trump said.<\/p>\n \u201c(Jones) understands a Strong Border is a matter of National Security, and has powerfully prosecuted Criminal Illegal Immigrants, and fought tirelessly to stop the flow of Illicit Drugs into our Country,\u201d Trump wrote.<\/p>\n KERA News has reached out to the U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office for the Southern District of Texas for comment.<\/p>\n The office has put out weekly statistics on immigration and border-related cases since Trump and Ganjei took office. The focused prosecution is part of Operation Take Back America<\/a>, a nationwide initiative that began at the start of Trump\u2019s second term targeting criminal activity by those without legal status and other homeland security issues.<\/p>\n Federal judgeships are lifetime appointments. The majority Republican Senate still has to confirm Trump\u2019s picks to assume the positions.<\/p>\n There are currently four judicial vacancies in the Southern District of Texas, according to the U.S. federal courts website<\/a>, all left by judges who have gone into senior status<\/a> in the past three years.<\/p>\n Toluwani Osibamowo is KERA\u2019s law and justice reporter. Got a tip? Email Toluwani at tosibamowo@kera.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n