Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 2 Court & PlaceRepublicanNotes/Other Mary Lou Keel (R - Houston)Candidate (L)Candidate (G)Candidate (I) Campaign Mailing Address Campaign Phone Campaign Website Social Media Linkstwitterfacebooklinkedin Current OccupationTexas Court of Criminal AppealsSince 2016 Years of Texas Residency JD School & YearUniversity of Houston1985 Other EducationB.A., EnglishUniversity of Texas1982 Year of State Bar Licensure1985 Legal Experience - Nonjudicial Trial Prosecutor, Harris County District Attorney’s Office Briefing Attorney, 1ST Court of Appeals in Houston (1985-1986) Harris County assistant district attorney at trial and on appeal (1986-1994) Represented the State in 279 criminal appeals, including five death penalty cases Former Committee Member, Houston Bar Association Bench-Bar Pro Bono Awards Committee Former Board Member, Texas Center for Adoloscent Rehabilitation and Education Volunteer judge for the Family Law Evening Court project Interpreter for the Houston Volunteer Lawyer Project Jury Trial Experience Appellate Judicial Experience Other Judicial Experience Felony trial court judge for 21 years Re-elected 5 times Wiretap Judge, Second Judicial Administrative Region since 2009 Board Certifications Criminal Law (since 1990) Courts AdmittedAll Texas courts Honors and Awards Prior Elections2016 Republican Primary RunoffJustice, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 2Won 50.87% against Ray Wheless (49.13%)Primary Runoff win 2016 Republican PrimaryJustice, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 2Won 39.42% against Ray Wheless (35.43%)Resulted in Primary Runoff 2010 General ElectionJudge, 232nd Judicial District56.75% to 43.25% win against (D) opponent Greg Glass Most Recent Bar Polls Key Endorsements (Max 5) Texas Alliance for Life Conservative Republicans of Texas Conservative Republicans of Harris County Texas Patriots PAC Houston Police Officers’ Union PAC Judicial Philosophy (Max 250 words) Misc Date Submitted by CandidateData gathered from public sources and/or previous profiles.