Michelle Slaughter
American judge
Michelle Slaughter | |
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| Judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals | |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Elsa Alcala |
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| Born | 1978 (age 45–46) |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | University of Houston (B.A., J.D.) |
Michelle Slaughter (born 1978) is a Judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.
Education
Slaughter received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Houston and her Juris Doctor from the University of Houston Law Center in 2004.[1]
Legal career
Upon graduating law school, she clerked with Haynes and Boone. Before taking the bench she was a managing member at Slaughter & Hammock and from 2005 to 2010 practiced at Locke Lord.[2]
State judicial service
Slaughter campaigned to be a Judge for the 405th District Court of Galveston County and took office in 2013.[3] In 2015, she was cleared of any wrongdoing by a judicial panel after concern was raised over personal Facebook posts regarding a trial she was overseeing.[4]
In March 2018, she won the Republican primary to be a Judge on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.[3] Her opponent in the General Election was Libertarian Mark Ash.[5] She went on to win the general election, receiving 4,760,576 votes or 74% of the vote.[6] Her term on the Texas Criminal Court of Appeals began on January 1, 2019[1] and she replaced Judge Elsa Alcala.[7]
Personal life
Slaughter is a Republican.[8]
| Year | Republican | Votes | Pct | Libertarian | Votes | Pct | |
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| 2018 | Michelle Slaughter | 4,760,576 | 74.68% | Mark Ash | 1,614,119 | 25.32% |
References
- ^ a b "Justice Elect Michelle Slaughter - Texas State Directory Online". www.txdirectory.com. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
- ^ "UH Law Center alumna Slaughter '04 elected to Texas appeals court". www.law.uh.edu. 2018-11-29. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
- ^ a b "Galveston District Judge Michelle Slaughter wins seat on Texas Court of Criminal Appeals". THE GOLDEN HAMMER. 2018-03-11. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
- ^ Glenn, Mike (2015-10-01). "Galveston judge cleared of wrongdoing in Facebook posts". HoustonChronicle.com. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
- ^ "Libertarian Mark Ash will challenge Michelle Slaughter for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals". Libertarian Party. 2018-03-15. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
- ^ "2018 General Election". elections.sos.state.tx.us. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
- ^ McCullough, Jolie (2019-01-14). "Court issues stay in execution of Rusk County man scheduled to die Tuesday". Longview News-Journal. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
- ^ "Elected Officials Directory: Judge Michelle Slaughter". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
External links
- Michelle Slaughter at Ballotpedia
| Legal offices | ||
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| Preceded by Elsa Alcala | Judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 8 2019–present | Incumbent |
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