Senior U.S. District Judge Terry Means is one of three Article III judges who keep Fort Worth’s busy federal courthouse humming. He’s a big reason why Cowtown’s lawyers are accustomed to prompt rulings and civil dockets that never get backed up.

In fact, Fort Worth’s federal judiciary is so resolutely efficient that none of the three—including U.S. District Judges John McBryde and Reed O’Connor—have ever rated a mention on Texas Lawyer’s Slowpoke Report in over two decades.