He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Texas Lutheran College in 1970 and a Juris Doctor from the Dedman School of Law at Southern Methodist University in 1973.

[1] He served in the United States Army Reserve from 1970 to 1976 where he became an E4.

[1] He was a justice of the state Fourth Court of Appeals from 1989 to 1994.

On November 19, 1993, Biery was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas created by 104 Stat.

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