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Texas Courts, Justice Jane Bland 

Jane earned her bachelor's degree in accounting and her law degree from the University of Texas at Austin. She and her husband, Doug, have 2 grown children and they live in Houston. 

Jane previously worked as an attorney in private practice and as a judicial law clerk.

Jane Bland currently serves as a Supreme Court Justice in Texas. She was first elected in 2020 and is serving her first term. She is the chair of the Judicial Commission on Mental Health. She previously served as a judge for the Court of Appeals for the First District of Texas from 2003 to 2018 and as a judge of the 281st State District Court from 1997 to 2003. 

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Has over 25 years of experience as a judge.

Has expertise in civil trial and appellate law.

Has experience in civil trial and appellate law.

- Has over 25 years of experience as a judge.
- Has experience in civil trial and appellate law.

Legal Experience

As of September 7, 2024, Jane Bland’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Judicial Administration

Promises to preserve, protect, and defend the U.S. and Texas Constitutions.

Said, “I will preserve, protect, and defend our United States and Texas Constitutions.”

- Said, “I will preserve, protect, and defend our United States and Texas Constitutions.”

Judicial Philosophy

The candidate's website says, "In 2010, Chief Justice John Roberts presented her with the William H. Rehnquist Award, given to a state court judge who exemplifies the highest level of judicial excellence, integrity, fairness, and professional ethics."

Ethics & Conduct

Senior trustee of the University of Texas Law School Foundation.

- Senior trustee of the University of Texas Law School Foundation.

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Jane Bland

Served as a law clerk for a federal judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Serves on the advisory committee for the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for the Federal Judicial Conference.

Supports judicial administration, saying "Texas voters elected her in 2020 with over six million votes—the most a candidate for any elected office has received in Texas history."

Believes in upholding the Constitution and laws.

Promises to uphold the U.S. and Texas Constitutions.

Abides by the voluntary limits of the Judicial Campaign Fairness Act for political advertising.

Has been involved in her church and community in her hometown of Houston.

Has been involved in her church and community in Houston.

Jane Bland graduated at the top of her class in law and in accounting and honors business at the University of Texas at Austin. She and her husband Doug have two grown children and live in Houston. She has been involved in her church and community in Houston.

Justice Jane Bland has served on the Supreme Court of Texas since 2019. She has over 25 years of experience as a trial judge, an appellate justice, and now as a Texas Supreme Court Justice. She clerked for the Honorable Thomas Gibbs Gee on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Jane Bland has served on the Supreme Court of Texas since 2019 and was elected in 2020. She is the Court’s liaison to the Texas Supreme Court Historical Society and the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, serves on the advisory committee for the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for the Federal Judicial Conference, and chairs the Judicial Commission on Mental Health.

- The Supreme Court of Texas is the court of last resort for civil matters, including juvenile delinquency cases.
- The Texas Supreme Court is made up of nine justices. All nine positions are elected, with a term of office of six years and no term limits.
- Decisions are made collectively by majority vote, and a justice writes the majority opinion.
- The Texas Supreme Court is the only state supreme court in the United States in which refusing to hear a lower court’s cases implies approval of the court’s decision, thus rendering it precedent.
- Justices must be at least 35 years old, a citizen of Texas, licensed to practice law in Texas, and must have practiced law (or have been a lawyer and a judge of a court of record together) for at least ten years
- Court of Criminal Appeals judges earn a salary of $210,000 to $264,600, depending on how long they have served in office.