COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
Place 6
PARTY AFFILIATION
Republican
CURRENT OCCUPATION
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals-Place 6
UNDERGRAD SCHOOL/YEAR
B.A. in English
University of Texas
1964
JURIS DOCTOR
Doctor of Jurisprudence/Juris Doctor (J.D.)
University of Texas
1967
YEAR OF STATE BAR LICENSURE
1967
JUDICIAL EXPERIENCE – APPELLATE
- Judge, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Austin, Texas, 1999-present
JUDICIAL EXPERIENCE – OTHER
- Judge, 292nd District Court, Dallas, Texas, 1981-1998
LEGAL EXPERIENCE – NONJUDICIAL
- Assistant District Attorney, Dallas County, Texas, 1969-1981
- Senior Felony Chief Prosecutor, Career Criminal Division, 1977-1981
- 432 Jury Trials
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Attorney, Dallas Legal Services Project, 1969
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Private Practice, Grand Prairie, Texas, 1967-1969
ADMITTED
- US Supreme Court, 5th Circuit Court of Appeals
JUDICAL/LEGAL HONORS
- Judicial/Legal Honors
PRIOR ELECTION(S) RESULTS
SEAT, DATE, PERCENTAGE
BOARD CERTIFICATIONS
Board Certifications
MOST RECENT BAR POLL RESULTS
1608 of 4059 (39.6%)
KEY ENDORSEMENTS
- Key Endorsements
JUDICIAL PHILOSOPHY
Judicial Philosophy
INFORMATION APPROVED BY CANDIDATE ON
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