Appointment to TX Supreme Court

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ Gov. Rick Perry has appointed state District Judge Debra Lehrmann to the Texas Supreme Court, filling the seat of Justice Harriet O’Neill when she leaves June 20.

Lehrmann is already the Republican nominee to replace O’Neill in the November general election when she will face Democrat Jim Sharp. Perry’s appointment allows Lehrmann to join the court on June 21 and finish O’Neill’s term.

Republicans hold all nine seats on the state’s highest court for civil cases.

 

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