Karen Watkins (Texas)
Karen L. Watkins was a candidate for the Texas Third District Court of Appeals in 2012.
Education
Watkins received her undergraduate degree and her J.D. from Baylor University.[1]
Career
Watkins is a partner at McGinnis, Lochridge & Kilgore, LLP. She began her career as a briefing attorney for the Third District Court of Appeals.[1]
2012 election
Watkins was defeated by incumbent David Puryear in the general election on November 6, 2012. [2][3]
- See also: Texas judicial elections, 2012
Awards and associations
Awards
- Texas Law & Politics Super Lawyer, 2005-2011
- “Master of the Bar” member of the Robert W. Calvert Inn of Court, 2010[1]
Associations
- Supreme Court of Texas Board of Disciplinary Appeals
- National Council of Lawyer Disciplinary Boards
- Chair of the Civil Appellate Section of the Austin Bar
- State Bar’s Civil Appellate Section
- Texas Bar Foundation
- Austin Bar Foundation
- Travis County Women Lawyers Foundation[1]
See also
Footnotes