Michelle Slaughter Explained

Michelle Slaughter
Office:Judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Term Start:January 1, 2019
Predecessor:Elsa Alcala
Party:Republican
Education:University of Houston (BA, JD)

Michelle Slaughter (born 1978) is a Judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.

Education

Slaughter received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Houston and her Juris Doctor from the University of Houston Law Center in 2004.[1]

Legal career

Upon graduating law school, she clerked with Haynes and Boone. Before taking the bench she was a managing member at Slaughter & Hammock and from 2005 to 2010 practiced at Locke Lord.[2]

State judicial service

Slaughter campaigned to be a Judge for the 405th District Court of Galveston County and took office in 2013.[3] In 2015, she was cleared of any wrongdoing by a judicial panel after concern was raised over personal Facebook posts regarding a trial she was overseeing.[4]

In March 2018, she won the Republican primary to be a Judge on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. Her opponent in the General Election was Libertarian Mark Ash.[5] She went on to win the general election, receiving 4,760,576 votes or 74% of the vote.[6] Her term on the Texas Criminal Court of Appeals began on January 1, 2019 and she replaced Judge Elsa Alcala.[7]

Personal life

Slaughter is a Republican.[8]

Year!
RepublicanVotesPctLibertarianVotesPct
2018Michelle Slaughter align="right" 4,760,57674.68%Mark Ash1,614,11925.32%

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Justice Elect Michelle Slaughter - Texas State Directory Online . 2020-09-12 . www.txdirectory.com.
  2. Web site: 2018-11-29 . UH Law Center alumna Slaughter '04 elected to Texas appeals court . 2020-09-12 . www.law.uh.edu.
  3. Web site: 2018-03-11 . Galveston District Judge Michelle Slaughter wins seat on Texas Court of Criminal Appeals . 2020-09-12 . THE GOLDEN HAMMER . en-US.
  4. Web site: Glenn . Mike . 2015-10-01 . Galveston judge cleared of wrongdoing in Facebook posts . 2020-09-12 . HoustonChronicle.com . en-US.
  5. Web site: 2018-03-15 . Libertarian Mark Ash will challenge Michelle Slaughter for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals . 2020-09-12 . Libertarian Party . en-US.
  6. Web site: 2018 General Election . 2020-09-12 . elections.sos.state.tx.us.
  7. Web site: McCullough . Jolie . 2019-01-14 . Court issues stay in execution of Rusk County man scheduled to die Tuesday . 2020-09-12 . Longview News-Journal . en.
  8. Web site: Elected Officials Directory: Judge Michelle Slaughter . 2020-09-12 . The Texas Tribune . en.