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Fifth Court of Appeals
Chief Justice
Robert Burns (Democrat) | Douglas S. Lang* (Republican) |
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Judge Robert Burns Campaign 1111 W. Mockingbird Lane Suite 1357 Dallas, Texas 75247 | Campaign of Douglas S. Lang 1505 Elm Street #1601 Dallas, Texas 75201 (972) 271-7788 |
CURRENT OCCUPATION |
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Presiding Judge Dallas County Criminal Dist. Court No. 1 since 2007 | Justice, Texas Fifth Court of Appeals Place 11 since 2002 |
UNDERGRAD SCHOOL/YEAR |
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B.A., Business Austin College 1986 | B.S., Business Administration Drake University 1969 |
JURIS DOCTOR |
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Dedman School of Law Southern Methodist University 1990 | University of Missouri School of Law 1972 |
YEAR STATE BAR LICENSURE |
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1990 Also licensed in Idaho | 1973 (Texas) 1972 (Missouri) |
JUDICIAL EXPERIENCE - APPELLATE |
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Justice, Fifth Court of Appeals since 2002 Authored 1600+ opinions 6000+ case decisions |
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JUDICIAL EXPERIENCE - OTHER |
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LEGAL EXPERIENCE - NONJUDICIAL |
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BOARD CERTIFICATIONS |
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Criminal Law (1996) | None sought |
COURTS ADMITTED TO |
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HONORS & AWARDS |
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PRIOR ELECTION RESULTS |
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2016 Texas General Election Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 6 40.89% v. Michael Keasler* (R), Mark Bennett (L) 2014 Dallas County General & Joint Election Presiding Judge, Dallas Cty Criminal Dist. Court No. 1 100%; unopposed 2010 Dallas County General & Joint Election Presiding Judge, Dallas Cty Criminal Dist. Court No. 1 100%; unopposed 2006 Dallas County General & Special Election Presiding Judge, Dallas Cty Criminal Dist. Court No. 1 53.03% v. Janice Warder (R); unopposed | |
MOST RECENT BAR POLL RESULTS |
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278 of 736 votes 38% | 458 of 736 votes 62% |
KEY ENDORSEMENTS |
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JUDICIAL PHILOSOPHY |
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4/5/2018 | 4/5/2018 |
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