- Rebecca Simmons
Rebecca Simmons is a justice on the fourth court of appeals in
Texas .Justice Simmons has served on the Court of Appeals, Fourth District since her appointment to the appellate court in May 2005. Prior to her appointment, Justice Simmons served for two years as district judge of the 408th Judicial District Court in
Bexar County .She is a graduate of
Baylor University School of Law where she served as a notes and comments editor for the Baylor Law Review. Following law school Justice Simmons served as a briefing attorney for theTexas Supreme Court . She moved toSan Antonio where she practiced trial and appellate law for 20 years before being appointed to the bench. She is licensed to appear before the Northern, Western and Southern District Courts of Texas and the Fifth, Eleventh and Federal Circuit Courts of Appeals.Justice Simmons is currently serving as Chair of the Texas Bar Foundation.
News Articles
* [http://www.fedcir.gov/ United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit]
* [http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/metro/stories/MYSA040105.1B.female_4thcourt.19370f687.html Seventh Woman Picked for Bench", San Antonio Express-News, April 1, 2005]
* [http://www.governor.state.tx.us/divisions/press/appointments/Appointment.2003-04-07.4328/view "Gov. Perry Appoints Simmons to 408th District Court", Governor's Press Office, Apr. 07, 2003]
* [http://sanantonio.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/stories/2003/04/07/daily5.html Simmons to fill vacancy on 408th District Courth", San Antonio Business Journal, April 7, 2003]External links
* [http://www.4thcoa.courts.state.tx.us/ Fourth Court of Appeals Web Site]
* [http://www.simmonsforjustice.org/ Rebecca Simmons Election Campaign Web Site]
* [http://www.texasbar.com/txbf/ Texas Bar Foundation Web Site]
* [http://www.sabar.org/cjp/cjpnews.html "Community Justice Program celebrates 4th anniversary", San Antonio Bar Association Web site (photo)]
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