Priscilla Richman is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. She served as Chief Judge of that court from 2019 to 2024. She was previously a justice of the Supreme Court of Texas from 1995 to 2005.
The State Bar of Texas is an agency of the judiciary under the administrative control of the Texas Supreme Court. It is responsible for assisting the Texas Supreme Court in overseeing all attorneys licensed to practice law in Texas. With 95,437 active members,the State Bar of Texas is one of the largest state bars in the United States. Unlike the American Bar Association (ABA),the State Bar of Texas (SBOT) is a mandatory bar. The State Bar is headquartered in the Texas Law Center at 1414 Colorado Street in Austin.
The Supreme Court of Georgia is the highest judicial authority of the U.S. state of Georgia. The court was established in 1845 as a three-member panel,increased in number to six,then to seven in 1945,and finally to nine in 2017. Since 1896,the justices have been elected by the people of the state. The justices are currently elected in statewide non-partisan elections for six-year terms,with any vacancies filled through an appointment by the Governor.
The law of Brazil is based on statutes and,partly and more recently,a mechanism called súmulas vinculantes. It derives mainly from the European civil law systems,particularly the Portuguese,the Napoleonic French and the German.
The Texas Courts of Appeals are part of the Texas judicial system. In Texas,all cases appealed from district and county courts,criminal and civil,go to one of the fourteen intermediate courts of appeals,with one exception:death penalty cases. The latter are taken directly to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals,the court of last resort for criminal matters in the State of Texas. The highest court for civil and juvenile matters is the Texas Supreme Court. While the Supreme Court (SCOTX) and the Court of Criminal Appeals (CCA) each have nine members per the Texas Constitution,the sizes of the intermediate courts of appeals are set by statute and vary greatly,depending on historical case filings and so that the justices on each court can timely adjudicate the volume of cases regularly before them. The total number of intermediate appellate court seats currently stands at 80,ranging from three,four,six,seven,nine,and thirteen (Dallas) per court.
Fortunato Pedro Benavides was an American judge. From 1994 until 2023,he served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Janice Marie Holder is an American judge who served as a circuit court judge for Tennessee's Division II Circuit Court in the 30th district,served as the third woman justice on the Tennessee Supreme Court from 1996 until 2014,and was the first female Chief Justice of Tennessee on the Tennessee Supreme Court from 2008 until her retirement in 2014.
Jennifer Walker Elrod is an American lawyer and jurist serving as the chief United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. She previously served as a state court judge on the 190th District Court of Texas from 2002 to 2007.
Patricia Breckenridge is a former judge of the Supreme Court of Missouri. She was first appointed to the court in 2007 and served as chief justice from July 1,2015,to June 30,2017. Breckenridge was the fourth woman to be appointed to the high court.
The Judiciary of New York is the judicial branch of the Government of New York,comprising all the courts of the State of New York.
Janis Ann Graham Jack is an American lawyer who serves as a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
Hilda Gloria Tagle is an inactive senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
Nelva Gonzales Ramos is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
Wilhelmina Marie Wright is an inactive senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. She is the only jurist in Minnesota's history to be state district court judge,appellate court judge and state supreme court justice. She was formerly an associate justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court,a judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals,and a judge of the Minnesota District Court,Second Judicial District.
The Judiciary of California or the Judicial Branch of California is defined under the California Constitution as holding the judicial power of the state of California which is vested in the Supreme Court,the Courts of Appeal and the Superior Courts. The judiciary has a hierarchical structure with the California Supreme Court at the top,California Courts of Appeal as the primary appellate courts,and the California Superior Courts as the primary trial courts.
Andrew Jackson Pope Jr.,known as Jack Pope,was an American judge,attorney,author and legal scholar who served as chief justice of the Supreme Court of Texas.
The judiciary of Illinois is the unified court system of Illinois primarily responsible for applying the Constitution and law of Illinois. It consists of the Supreme Court,the Appellate Court,and circuit courts. The Supreme Court oversees the administration of the court system.
Ada Elene Brown is an American lawyer who is a district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. She is a former trial judge of the Dallas County courts and a former Justice of the Fifth Court of Appeals of Texas. She was the first African-American woman federal judge nominated by President Donald Trump and confirmed by the Senate. She is also the first African American woman to sit as a federal judge in the 140- year-history of the Northern District of Texas.
Tamika Renee Montgomery-Reeves is an American lawyer who serves as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. She previously served as an Associate Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court.
Arianna Julia Freeman is an American lawyer from Pennsylvania who serves as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
