12th Court of Appeals, Chief Justice

Court & Place	Democrat	Republican	Notes/Other
	Candidate (D-city)	Jim Worthen (R-city)	Candidate (L) Candidate (G) Candidate (I)
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Bar Card Number		22009700
Current Occupation		Chief Justice, 12th Court of Appeals - since 2003
Years of Texas Residency		Native Texan
JD School & Year		South Texas College of Law, 1980
Other Education		University of Texas - Tyler, B.S. 1978; M.A. 1999 University of Virginia - L.L.M. 2004
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Legal Experience - Nonjudicial		Bain, Files, Worthen and Jarrett, P.C 1987-1998 Sammons and Parker, 1980-1986
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Appellate Judicial Experience		Justice, 12th Court of Appeals - 1999-2002
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Board Certifications		Consumer Bankruptcy Law - 1986
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Prior Elections		2020 General Election Unopposed
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Misc		has served on the Bar Journal Committee for the State Bar of Texas (1985-2001) and is a Life Fellow for the Texas Bar Foundation Charter Fellow of the Smith County Bar Foundation and has served on the Law Library Committee of the Smith County Bar Association since 1982.
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