Rick Strange
| Rick Strange | |
|---|---|
| Former Texas Eleventh District Court of Appeals Judge | |
| Assumed office October 2005 | |
| Lawyer with the firm of Cotton, Bledsoe, Tighe and Dawson | |
| In office 1985 - 2005 |
Rick Strange was a judge on the Texas Eleventh District Court of Appeals. Governor Perry appointed him to this position in October of 2005.[1] Strange resigned from his seat on April 17, 2011.[2] His term was set to end on December 31, 2014 when resigned.[3]
Supreme Court bid
- Main article: Texas Supreme Court elections
Strange ran for the Texas Supreme Court in 2010. He ran for Place 3 on the Court, which was held by Justice Harriet O'Neill, who was not seeking re-election.[4][5][6] Strange lost the election in a runoff on March 2, 2011.[7]
Education
Justice Strange grew up in Floydada, Texas. He received his B.B.A. in Accounting from Hardin-Simmons University and his law degree from the University of Texas Law School in 1985. He is now married and has two daughters.[1]
Career
Justice Strange began his legal career in 1985 with the firm Cotton, Bledsoe, Tighe and Dawson. He worked with this firm until his appointment to the Court of Appeals in 2005. He became a partner in 1991, and later headed the litigation section. He is certified in civil trial law and oil, gas, and mineral law.[1]
External links
- Changing Trends and Texas Supreme Court Update: by Rick Strange (dead link)
- Official Texas Eleventh Court of Appeals website
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Official biography of Justice Strange
- ↑ Texas Opinions, 11th District, "MEMBERSHIP OF THIS COURT"
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State: Judges' terms
- ↑ "Midlander Running For Texas Supreme Court " Permian Basin 360 August 14, 2009 (dead link)
- ↑ "Candidates announce they will run for O'Neill's Texas Supreme Court seat" Tex Parte Blog August 6, 2009
- ↑ "Three candidates so far for O’Neill’s seat on the Texas Supreme Court" Supreme Court of Texas Blog August 14, 2009
- ↑ MyWestTexas.com, "Strange misses Texas Supreme Court runoff," March 2, 2010
