Priscilla Richman

Priscilla Richman
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
In office
October 1, 2019 – October 4, 2024
Preceded byCarl E. Stewart
Succeeded byJennifer Walker Elrod
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Assumed office
June 3, 2005
Appointed byGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byWilliam Garwood
Justice of the Texas Supreme Court
In office
January 1, 1995 – June 6, 2005
Preceded byLloyd Doggett
Succeeded byDon Willett
Personal details
Born (1954-10-04) October 4, 1954 (age 70)
Palacios, Texas, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
(m. 2022)
EducationBaylor University (BA, JD)

Priscilla Richman (formerly Priscilla Richman Owen; born October 4, 1954) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. She served as Chief Judge of that court from 2019 to 2024.[1] She was previously a justice of the Supreme Court of Texas from 1995 to 2005.

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