Texas Court of Appeals Justices: Sex Ratio FY 2006 Data

In Fiscal Year 2006, woman jurists accounted for 40% of the regular positions on the fourteen intermediate courts of appeals in Texas. If visiting justices are included in the computation of the sex ratio, 35.71 per cent of the appeals court judges were female. For justices on Houston Courts of Appeals, links are provided to opinions. Also see Texas Appeals Court Justices and Place Designations Note: Texas Supreme Court membership and Texas Court of Criminal Appeals not included.

WOMEN JURISTS ARE WELL REPRESENTED ON THE TWO HOUSTON COURTS OF APPEALS - BOTH COURTS ALSO HAVE FEMALE CHIEF JUSTICES   (Membership as of March 2008) Justice Alcala, Elsa (female) Justice Anderson, John Justice Bland, Jane (female) Justice Brown, Jeff Justice Boyce, William (Bill)   Justice Fowler, Wanda (female) Justice Frost, Kem Thompson (female) Justice Guzman, Eva (female, Hispanic) Justice Hanks, George C., Jr. Chief Justice Hedges, Adele (female) Justice Higley, Laura Carter (female) Justice Jennings, Terry Justice Keyes, Evelyn (female) Justice Nuchia, Sam Chief Justice Radack, Sherry (female) Justice Seymore, Charles Justice Taft, Timothy (Tim) Justice Yates, Leslie Brock (female) Also see --> General Information on Houston Courts of Appeals, Appellate Judges, and Upcoming Judicial Elections