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Mackey Hancock
Mackey Hancock was a justice on the Texas Seventh District Court of Appeals. He began serving in that position on July 8, 2005,[1] and he was re-elected on November 6, 2012, for a term that would have expired on December 31, 2018.[2][3] He retired from the bench in December 2016.[4]
Education
Justice Hancock received his bachelor's degree from Texas Tech University in 1971 and his J.D. from Texas Tech University School of Law in 1974.[1]
Career
Justice Hancock began his law career as an assistant criminal district attorney for Lubbock County from 1974 to 1976. He then worked in private practice from 1976 to 1984 and as vice president/general counsel for NTS Communications, Inc. from 1986 to 1988.
He took the bench as the presiding judge for the County Court at Law #3 in Lubbock County from 1989 to 1994. He was later a presiding judge in the 99th District Court from 1994 until 2005, when he joined the Court of Appeals.[1]
Memberships
Justice Hancock was president of the Lubbock County Bar Association from 1994 to 1995.[1]
Elections
2012
Hancock ran unopposed in the general election on November 6, 2012 and was re-elected with 100% of the vote.[5] [6][3]
- See also: Texas judicial elections, 2012
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Official biography of Justice Hancock
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State: Judges' terms
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 2012 Texas Summary Vote-Results
- ↑ Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, "Abbott appoints Lubbock County court judge to appellate court," August 17, 2017
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2012 General Election Results," November 6, 2012
- ↑ Texas Republican Party, 2012 Candidate Filing
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