Laura Higley
Laura Higley was a justice on the First District Court of Appeals in Texas. She was elected unopposed to this position in November 2002 and was sworn in on January 1, 2003.[1][2] Higley resigned in November 2019 for health reasons.[3]
Education
Higley earned her undergraduate degree at Vanderbilt University and her master's degree in Latin American studies at the University of Texas in Austin. She then received her J.D. from the University of Houston School of Law in 1989.[1]
Career
Higley began her legal career in 1990 as an attorney with the law firm Baker Botts L.L.P., where she practiced in the areas of pension law, healthcare law and executive compensation until her election to the appellate court in 2002.[1]
In 2006, Higley authored 70 opinions and no dissents. In 2007, she authored 76 opinions and no dissents.[4]
Elections
2014
- See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Higley ran for re-election to the First District Court of Appeals.
Primary: She ran unopposed in the Republican primary on March 4, 2014.
General: She won without opposition in the general election on November 4, 2014.[5][6]
Awards and associations
- Texas State Bar
- Houston Bar Foundation
- Texas Bar Foundation
- Elder of First Presbyterian Church
- Director on the Houston Law Review Board of Directors
- Director on the Advisory Board of Bo's Place
- West University Rotary Club[1]
Past memberships:
- Development Chair and Chairperson of the Nehemiah Center
- Board of the Museum of Natural Science (1978 through 2002)
- Boards of the Junior League of Houston and the Children’s Assessment Center
- Council Member, Mayor Protem and then Mayor of West University Place (elected in 1985 and 1989)[1]
Publications
- Contributing editor to the "Texas Association of Business and Chambers of Commerce Annual Employment Law Handbook"
- Contributing editor to the "Federal Bar Association Senior Citizen Handbook"
- Author of "The Texan: Man of Many Faces"[1]
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Texas Judicial Branch, "Justice Laura Carter Higley," accessed December 15, 2014
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Judges' terms," accessed September 4, 2015
- ↑ ABC13.com, "Judge resigns post after Alzheimer's diagnosis," November 6, 2019
- ↑ Houston-opinions.com, "Recent Opinions by Houston Appeals Court Justice Laura Carter Higley," accessed December 15, 2014
- ↑ 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 "Fort Bend")
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
