Welcome

Welcome to the Judical Section Website. We are a Section of the State Bar of Texas. We are comprised of Judges throughout the State of Texas.

Criteria for Membership

Any member of the State Bar of Texas who is serving or who has served as a justice or judge of a federal court including federal magistrates, the Supreme Court, the Court of Criminal Appeals, a court of appeals, a district court, a statutory probate court, or a statutory court exercising any of the jurisdiction of a district or constitutional county court, sitting in the State of Texas, and whose right to so serve has not been formally suspended or terminated by State action, shall, upon payment of the annual dues to the Secretary-Treasurer of this Section, be enrolled as a member of this Section.

Nomination Information for Judicial Section Board Positions

The Judicial Section's Nominations Committee is also preparing to slate new officers for their board. Applications must be submitted by Wednesday, June 2, 2010 at 5:00pm.

The following positions are open:

• Place 1 – Appellate Court Judge
• Place 6 – District Court Judge
• Place 7 – District Court Judge
• Place 9 – County Court at Law Judge
• Place 11 – Supreme Court Justice
• Place 12 – Court of Criminal Appeals Judge
• Chair-Elect – Appellate position

Board positions are three year terms beginning September 1, 2010 and expiring in 2013 (except Place 1 which was created by a vacancy and expires in 2012). The secretary/treasurer position on the Judicial Section board is appointed by the Chairman of the Board.

Applications and a letter of interest should be sent by regular mail or email to the address listed below. Applications must be received by June 1, 2010 at 5:00 pm. Late applications will not be accepted.   

Download the application as a pdf or word document and mail or email it to:

Tracy Nuckols
tnuckols@texasbar.com
Project Manager, Sections Department
P.O. Box 12487
Austin, Texas 78711-2487

Slated officers' names will be announced in the Summer 2010 edition of In Chambers and on the Judicial Section website. Current State Bar of Texas Judicial Section members may vote for their candidates of choice at the Section’s Annual Meeting which will be held in conjunction with the Annual Judicial Education Conference (September 21-24, 2010, Omni Bayfront & Marina, Corpus Christi).