He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Southern Methodist University in 1971 and a Juris Doctor from Southern Methodist University School of Law in 1974.
He was a Justice, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th Appellate District, Waco, from 1989 to 1991.
[1] Means was nominated by President George H. W. Bush on July 24, 1991, to a seat vacated by Judge David Owen Belew Jr.
He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 31, 1991, and received his commission on November 5, 1991.
He was the judge in the trials of the men responsible for the murder of Lisa Rene.