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Kem Frost
Kem Frost (Republican Party) was a judge for Chief Justice of the Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals. She assumed office on April 1, 1999. She left office on December 31, 2020.
Frost was appointed chief justice in September 2013 by Governor Rick Perry.[1][2] She did not seek re-election in 2020.
Education
Frost earned a B.B.A. in international business and a B.A. in government from the University of Texas at Austin in 1980. She received her J.D. from Texas Tech University School of Law in 1983.[1]
Career
Frost practiced as a civil trial and appellate lawyer for 15 years before she was appointed to the Fourteenth District Court of Appeals. Her specialty was complex business litigation.[1]
Awards and associations
- 2008: "Judge of the Year," Peace Officers Looking Into Courthouse Excellence (P.O.L.I.C.E., Inc.)
- 2007: State Bar of Texas Presidential Commendation for Individual Leadership in Improving Justice in Texas
- 2007: Certificate in Appellate Jurisprudence, Texas College for Judicial Studies
- 2005: Chair of educational programs, 27th Annual Conference of the National Association of Women Judges
- 2003-2004: Subcommittee chair, Texas Supreme Court Task Force on the Code of Judicial Conduct
- 2003: Law Day Honoree, Texas Southern University
- "Outstanding Service Given to Our Legal Environment in School and Community" recognition, Thurgood Marshall
- Life fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
- Sustaining member, College of the State Bar of Texas
- Member, The American Law Institute
- Member, American Inns of Court, Garland Walker Inn
- Member, National Institute of Trial Advocacy
- Member, Judicial Relations Committee, State Bar of Texas
- Member, Houston Bar Association[1]
Elections
2020
Kem Frost did not file to run for re-election.
2014
See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Frost ran for re-election to the Fourteenth District Court of Appeals.
Primary: She ran unopposed in the Republican primary on March 4, 2014.
General: She defeated Kyle Carter in the general election on November 4, 2014, receiving 57.6 percent of the vote.
[2][3][4]
Judicial poll
Below are the results of the 2014 judicial poll, conducted by the State Bar of Texas, which asked attorneys to cast a vote in favor of their preferred candidate in each appellate race.[5]
| Chief Justice | |
| Candidate: | Votes: |
|---|---|
| Kyle Carter | 1284 |
| Kem Frost | 1286 |
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Texas Courts, "Justice Frost," accessed December 1, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (A-L)"
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (M-Z)" (Search "Austin")
- ↑ Austin County Board of Elections, "Primary Election Results," March 4, 2014
- ↑ State Bar of Texas, "Judicial Poll results," accessed December 1, 2014
Federal courts:
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, Northern District of Texas, Southern District of Texas • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, Northern District of Texas, Southern District of Texas
State courts:
Texas Supreme Court • Texas Court of Appeals • Texas Court of Criminal Appeals • Texas District Courts • Texas County Courts • Texas County Courts at Law • Texas Statutory Probate Courts • Texas Justice of the Peace Courts
State resources:
Courts in Texas • Texas judicial elections • Judicial selection in Texas
