Douglas Lang
Douglas Lang was a judge on the Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals, representing Place 11. Governor Rick Perry (R) appointed Lang to this position in 2002. Lang left office on December 31, 2018.
Lang was a 2018 candidate for the position of chief justice on the Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals. He lost the general election on November 6, 2018.
Education
Lang earned a bachelor's degree from Drake University in 1969 and a law degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1972.[1]
Career
After law school, Lang worked as a briefing attorney for Judge Fred L. Henley of the Missouri Supreme Court. He then worked in private practice for nearly 30 years with two firms (Webber, Baker, Allums and Garderre Wynne Sewell LLP) before his 2002 judicial appointment.[1]
Awards and associations
- 2013-2019: Member, Texas State Commission on Judicial Conduct[2]
- Former member, State Bar of Texas Board of Directors
- Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
- Fellow, Dallas Bar Foundation
- Former president, Dallas Association of Young Lawyers
- Former chair, Legal Services NorthWest Texas
- Former president, National Conference of Bar Presidents
- Former chair, Texas Center for Legal Ethics and Professionalism
- Member, Board of Trustees of the American Inns of Court Foundation.[1]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice
Robert D. Burns III defeated incumbent Douglas Lang in the general election for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Robert D. Burns III (D) | 52.8 | 631,219 | |
| Douglas Lang (R) | 47.2 | 563,589 | ||
| Total votes: 1,194,808 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice
Incumbent Douglas Lang advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice on March 6, 2018.
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2012
- See also: Texas judicial elections, 2012
Lang defeated judicial candidate Tonya J. Holt in the general election on November 6, 2012, with 52.3 percent of the vote.[3][4][5]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Dallas Bar: Justice Lang
- ↑ Dallas News, "Texas Supreme Court appoints Dallas appellate court justice to State Commission on Judicial Conduct," December 10, 2013
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2012 General Election Results," November 6, 2012
- ↑ Texas Republican Party, 2012 Candidate Filing
- ↑ 2012 General Election Results-Texas
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
