TLR PAC Endorses Judge Debra Lehrmann for Texas Supreme Court
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 18, 2010
Contact: Sherry Sylvester
210-241-5296
sherrysylvester@satx.rr.com
(Austin, TX) Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC announced its endorsement of Judge Debra Lehrmann for the Texas Supreme Court today in the Republican Run-Off Election scheduled for April 13. Judge Lehrmann currently serves on the 360th Judicial District Court in Fort Worth. She has served as a judge in Tarrant County for more than 22 years. In making the endorsement, TLR PAC Chairman Richard J. Trabulsi, Jr. said:
“Judge Lehrmann is an accomplished person whose judicial experience and legal knowledge would be valuable assets to the Texas Supreme Court. On the bench, she has proved to be a competent and fair jurist and has displayed the calm temperament and deliberate manner required of judges. She has an excellent reputation for diligence and integrity among lawyers, her colleagues in the judiciary and in the broader community.”
Judge Lehrmann has been a committed member of the legal profession for many years. She is a past president of the Texas Chapter of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC), is a master member of the Eldon B. Mahon Inn of Court, served on the Advisory Board of Tarrant County Dispute Resolution Services, is a fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation and the American Bar Foundation, and is a charter member of the Tarrant County Bar Foundation.
Judge Lehrmann actively participates in the national legal community, as well. In 2003, she was appointed by Governor Rick Perry to represent Texas as a Uniform Law Commissioner. A member of Phi Beta Kappa, Judge Lehrmann graduated with high honors from the University of Texas in 1979 and the University of Texas School of Law in 1982. Prior to her appointment to the bench, she practiced family law with the Fort Worth law firm of Law, Snakard & Gambill.
TLR PAC is the political arm of Texans for Lawsuit Reform, the state's largest civil justice reform organization. TLR is a bipartisan, volunteer-led coalition with more than 17,000 supporters residing in 869 Texas communities and representing 1,266 different businesses, professions and trades. For more information about TLR visit www.tlrpac.com.
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