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Courtroom Deputy:
Ms. Laura Thomson
(512) 391-8713
Laura_Thomson@txwd.uscourts.gov
Year Service Began:
2021
Education:
Texas Tech University School of Law, J.D., 2008 (summa cum laude)
Articles Editor, Texas Tech Law Review
University of Texas at Austin, B.A., 2000
Certification:
Board Certified, Civil Appellate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization (2017)
Civil Appellate Law Exam Commission (2019 – 2022)
Prior Experience:
Judge, 459th, 200th, 455th District Courts of Travis County, Texas (2018-2021)
Associate, McKool Smith P.C., Austin Texas (2016-2017)
Assistant Solicitor General, Office of the Texas Attorney General (2012-2016)
Adjunct Professor, Texas Tech University School of Law (2014-2017)
Associate, Baker Botts L.L.P., Austin, Texas (2009-2012)
Law Clerk, Chief Justice Wallace B. Jefferson, Supreme Court of Texas (2008-2009)
Memberships:
Texas Lyceum, Board of Directors (2021 – Present)
Texas Bar Foundation, Fellow (2018 – Present)
Lloyd Lochridge Inn of Court (2017 – Present)
Texas Young Lawyers Association, Board of Directors (2011–2015)
Chair of the Board (2014–2015)
Austin Young Lawyers Association, Board of Directors (2010–2011)
State Bar of Texas Appellate Section (2010 – Present)
Austin Bar Association Appellate Section (2010 – Present)
Civil Appellate Section Council (2020 – Present)
Third Court of Appeals Pro Bono Committee (2016 – 2017)