| Deborah Hankinson | |
| Office: | Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas |
| Term Start: | October 28, 1997 |
| Term End: | December 31, 2002 |
| Predecessor: | John Cornyn |
| Successor: | Dale Wainwright |
| Birth Date: | 3 February 1953 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Education: | University of Texas at Dallas Southern Methodist University School of Law (JD) |
| Profession: | Attorney, judge |
Deborah G. Hankinson (born February 3, 1953) is an American attorney who served as a justice of the Supreme Court of Texas from 1997 to 2002.[1] [2]
She was born on February 3, 1953. Hankinson earned a special education degree from the University of Texas at Dallas in 1977, and initially worked as an educator for children with developmental disabilities.[3] [4] [5] She later received her J.D. degree from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law. In 1995, Hankinson was appointed as a judge of the Fifth District Court of Appeals located in Dallas, Texas.[6] On October 28, 1997, she was appointed by Governor George W. Bush as a justice of the Supreme Court of Texas. Hankinson remained on the bench until December 31, 2002. She returned to private practice and founded her own appellate law firm in Dallas.[7]