Candidate, Justice, Texas State Supreme Court, District 8, 2020

No caucus information on file.

Justice, Texas State Supreme Court, District 8, 2019-present

Justice, 14th Court of Appeals, Texas, 2012-2018

Partner, Bracewell Limited Liability Partnership, 2008-2012

Adjunct Professor, University of Texas Law School, 2009-2012

Partner, Mayer Brown, 2003-2008

Associate, Hogan Dubose & Townsend, Limited Liability Partnership, 2000-2003

Law Clerk, Judge Gerald Bard Tjoflat, United States 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1999-2000

Law Clerk, Justices Byron R. White and John Paul Stevens, United States Supreme Court, 1999-2000

Chair, State Bar of Texas Appellate Section, 2018-present

Member, American Law Institute, 2015-present

Chair, Rules & Legislation Committee, Texas Access to Justice Commission, 2015-present

Member, Rules Advisory Committee, Texas State Supreme Court, 2015-present

Director, Texas Young Lawyers Association, 2008-present

Attendee, Saint Luke's United Methodist Church, present

Senior Fellow, American Leadership Forum

Chair, Artistic Affairs Committee, Houston Symphony Board

Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America

Former Chair, Committee on Pattern Jury Charges, Texas State Bar

Former Board Member, Foundation for Jones Hall

Member, Houston Symphony Board

Former Chair, Music Director Selection Committee, Houston Symphony Board

Former Board Member, Post Oak School

Co-Chair, Teach Texas Committee, Houston Bar Association

Former Member, Texas Multi-District Litigation Panel

Member, Pattern Jury Charge Committee, State Bar of Texas, 2011-2015

Chair, Appellate Practice Section, Houston Bar Association, 2012-2013

Awards:

Top 100 Lawyers in Texas (Super Lawyers Magazine, 2012)
Fifth Circuit Litigation Star (Benchmark Appellate Litigation, 2012)
Leading Texas Appellate Litigator (Band 3) (Chambers USA, 2012)
Judge of the Year Award (Hispanic Bar Association of Houston)
Outstanding Mentor Award (Houston Young Lawyers Association)