14th Court of Appeals, Place 2

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Justice
14th Court of Appeals Place 2

2016 – Present

University of Houston Law Center
1993

University of Texas at Austin
B.B.A., High Honors
1990

• 22 years experience handling state and federal appeals
• Presented over 100 oral arguments before state and federal appellate courts, including 10 Texas Supreme Court arguments, and argued before all fourteen intermediate Texas appellate courts
• Argued before the Fifth, Tenth, and D.C. U.S. Circuit Courts
• Briefed and/or argued over 20 cases granted in the Texas Supreme Court

• Supreme Court of Texas
• Fifth Circuit
• Seventh Circuit
• Eighth Circuit
• Tenth Circuit
• D.C. Circuit
• Federal Circuit
• All U.S. Districts in Texas
• U.S. District Court, D.C.

• Recognized as Texas Super Lawyer 2005-present

Serving as a Justice on an appellate court is one of the most important jobs in the Texas legal system.
Integrity and impartiality are absolutely essential to the proper function of an appellate court.

If elected, I vow to apply the applicable law, whether the Constitution or statutes, to the individual facts of each dispute that comes before me so that the court reaches the correct result under the law.
I am a strong believer in the text of the U.S. and Texas Constitutions and separation of powers among the branches of government.
I will not legislate from the bench, nor will the source of any campaign funds be a factor in my decision-making.