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Deborah Hankinson

Deborah Hankinson

American judge

Deborah G. Hankinson[1] (born February 3, 1953) is an American attorney who served as a justice of the Supreme Court of Texas from 1997 to 2002.[2][3]

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Early life and career

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.[4][5][1] 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]

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References

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    "TEXAS SUPREME COURT ADVISORY". www.txcourts.gov. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
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    LLP, Hankinson. "Former Texas Supreme Court Justice Deborah Hankinson Honored by UT Dallas". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved 2019-09-06.
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    Platoff, Emma (2019-08-05). "With a new vacancy on the Texas Supreme Court, attention turns to diversity concerns". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
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    "Bio | Deborah Hankinson". Retrieved 2019-09-06.
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