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Jane Bland
Justice, Texas Supreme Court · Place 6
Background: Bland began her legal career as a clerk for Judge Thomas Gibbs Gee of the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit. She then practiced law at Baker Botts, L.L.P., where she specialized in civil trials and appellate work.
At a glance
- Court
- Texas Supreme Court
- Position / seat
- Place 6
- Chief justice
- No
- How they joined the court
- Appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott (R) (August 26, 2019); later won election on November 5, 2024
- Appointed by
- Gov. Greg Abbott (R)
- Appointment date
- August 26, 2019
- Took office
- August 26, 2019
- Current term ends
- December 31, 2030
- Next election or retention vote
- Not listed
- Last election
- November 5, 2024
- Party (as listed by Ballotpedia)
- Republican
- Ballotpedia partisanship estimate
- Strong Republican (2020 study of justices' pre-court partisan activity)
- Education
- Bachelor's: University of Texas, Austin
- Law: University of Texas School of Law
- Prior offices
- Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 2 (Year left office: 2018)
- Profession
- Not listed
- How this court's justices are chosen
- Partisan electionVoters elect the justices; candidates' party labels appear on the ballot.
Summary of facts listed on Jane Bland’s Ballotpedia page (retrieved Oct 26, 2026) · Photo: Ballotpedia. “Not listed” means Ballotpedia didn’t list it in a form this site could read; check Ballotpedia for the latest.
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