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Erleigh Norville Wiley

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Erleigh Norville Wiley
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Prior offices
Kaufman County Court at Law No. 1

Education

Bachelor's

Texas Tech University

Law

University of Texas School of Law


Erleigh Norville Wiley was the judge for the Kaufman County Court at Law No. 1 in Texas. She served the court from 2003 to 2013, stepping down in unique circumstances when Governor Rick Perry appointed her Kaufman County District Attorney.[1][2]

Education

Wiley graduated with a bachelor's degree in business from Texas Tech University, going on to receive her J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law.[2]

Career

Wiley served for fourteen years in the Dallas County district attorney’s office. While there she became a supervising attorney in the juvenile division, serving family courts in child protective services cases.[2]

District attorney appointment

On April 10, 2013, Wiley was appointed as the Kaufman County district attorney by Governor Rick Perry. She replaced Mike McLelland who was murdered with his wife, Cynthia, on March 30, 2013. Two months prior, assistant district attorney Mark Hasse was also murdered.[3][4]

2010 election

Wiley was re-elected after running unopposed.[5]

See also: Texas county court judicial elections, 2010 (I-L)

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