Debra Lehrmann
| Debra Ann H. Lehrmann | |
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| Associate Justice of the Texas Supreme Court | |
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Assumed office June 21, 2010 | |
| Appointed by | Rick Perry |
| Preceded by | Harriet O'Neill |
| State District Judge (360th Judicial District) in Tarrant County, Texas | |
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In office 1987 – June 2010 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 16, 1956 Harris County, Texas |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Greg Lehrmann |
| Children |
Gregory Lehrmann |
| Residence |
Colleyville Tarrant County, Texas |
| Alma mater | University of Texas at Austin |
| Occupation | Attorney |
| Religion | United Methodist |
Debra Ann H. Lehrmann (born November 16, 1956) is one of nine members of the Texas Supreme Court, the court of last resort for civil and juvenile matters in the State of Texas, and a former 360th Judicial District Court[1] judge from Fort Worth, Texas.
In the November 2, 2010, general election, Lehrmann, a Republican, won the Place 3 position on the court by defeating her Democratic opponent, Jim Sharp. Lehrmann polled 2,902,003 votes (59.9 percent) to Sharp's 1,805,837 (37.3 percent). A Libertarian, William Bryan Strange, III, polled the remaining 138,579 ballots (2.9 percent).[2]
Lehrmann (maiden name missing) succeeded retired Justice Harriet O'Neill on the all-Republican body. When O'Neill stepped down in June 2010, with more than six months left in her six-year term, then Governor Rick Perry appointed Lehrmann to the position.[3]
Lehrmann's current six-year term ends in 2016. She is a candidate for re-nomination in the Republican primary on March 1.[4] She carries the endorsement of the United Republicans of Harris County. In January 2016, the justice polled 64 percent in a Republican straw poll in Tarrant County. She also received major party endorsements in Williamson County.[5]
Lehrmann had been a judge with speciality in family issues and abuse cases since 1987. Prior to assuming judicial office, she was in private practice and also served as the lead attorney and director of the Enforcement Division of the Tarrant County Domestic Relations Office.
Justice Lehrmann is a native of Harris County. A member of Phi Beta Kappa, she graduated with high honors in 1979 from the University of Texas at Austin. In 1982, she received her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Texas School of Law. Prior to her appointment to the bench, she practiced family law with the Fort Worth law firm of Law, Snakard & Gambill. In 1990, she was named the "Outstanding Young Lawyer of Tarrant County." In 2003, she was cited by the Texas Bar Foundation for having written the "best bar journal article" of the year. An active member of the Family Law Section of the American Bar Association, she served as chair of the Section in 2010-2011 and as the Judicial Liaison to the Judicial Division of the ABA. She previously served on the Executive Committee of the Section Officers Conference of the ABA. Justice Lehrmann served on the drafting committee for the ABA Standards of Practice for Lawyers Representing a Child in Abuse and Neglect Cases.[6] She also serves as a representative of the State of Texas on the Uniform Law Commission,[7] which drafts uniform laws for states to consider enacting.
She and her husband, Greg Lehrmann, have two adult sons, Gregory and Jonathan Lehrmann. The family resides in Colleyville near Fort Worth in Tarrant County. They are active members of the First United Methodist Church of Colleyville.[8]
References
- ↑ District courts in Texas are numbered in the order of their creation by the Texas State Legislature.
- ↑ "Texas general election returns, November 2, 2010". Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
- ↑ http://www.txcourts.gov/supreme/about-the-court/justices/justice-debra-lehrmann.aspx
- ↑ http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/16/massengale-challenge-lehrman-supreme-court-seat/
- ↑ "Major Endorsements keep rolling in for Justice Debra Lehrmann", www.JudgeDebraLehrman.com, January 28, 2016
- ↑ http://improvechildadvocacy.org/Portals/0/PDF/37%20FamLQ%20105.pdf
- ↑ http://www.uniformlaws.org/Commissioners.aspx
- ↑ "Judge Debra Lehrmann". judgedegbralehrmann.com. Retrieved April 17, 2010.
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