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Karen Watkins (Texas)

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Karen L. Watkins

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Education

Bachelor's

Baylor University, 1984

Law

Baylor University, 1990


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