Debra Lehrmann

Debra Ann H. Lehrmann (born November 16, 1956) is a justice of the Texas Supreme Court, the court of last resort for civil and juvenile matters located in the capital city of Austin in the U.S. state of Texas. She is a former 360th Judicial District Court[1] judge from Fort Worth.

Debra Lehrmann
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas
Assumed office
June 21, 2010
Appointed byRick Perry
Preceded byHarriet O'Neill
Judge of the 360th District Court of Texas
In office
1987 – June 2010
Appointed byBill Clements
ConstituencyTarrant County
Personal details
Born
Debra Ann Herman

(1956-11-16) November 16, 1956
Harris County, Texas
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
SpouseGreg Lehrmann
Children2
Residence(s)Colleyville
Tarrant County, Texas
Alma materUniversity of Texas at Austin
OccupationAttorney

Background

Debra Lehrmann (née Herman) is a native of Harris County and was raised in Baytown, Texas. An active member of the Family Law Section of the American Bar Association (ABA), she served as chair of the Section in 2010-2011 and as the Judicial Liaison to the Judicial Division of the ABA. She previously served on the Executive Committee of the Section Officers Conference of the ABA. Lehrmann served on the drafting committee for the ABA Standards of Practice for Lawyers Representing a Child in Abuse and Neglect Cases.[2] She also serves as a representative of the State of Texas on the Uniform Law Commission,[3] which drafts uniform laws for states to consider enacting.[4]

On May 21, 2020, she disclosed via Twitter that she and her husband tested positive for COVID-19.[5] On June 17, 2020 she disclosed via Twitter that she and her husband had both recovered, now tested negative, and would be donating their plasma.[6]

Political life

Lehrmann won renomination to a second term in the Republican primary on March 1, 2016.[7][8][9][10] [11]

With Republican primary turnout reaching a record level, Lehrmann won over contender Massengale by nearly 100,000 votes, winning 1,130,137 (52.2%) to 1,034,609 (47.8%).[12][13]

References
  1. District courts in Texas are numbered in the order of their creation by the Texas State Legislature.
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 27, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Membership". Uniformlaws.org. Archived from the original on February 24, 2014. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  4. "Judge Debra Lehrmann". judgedegbralehrmann.com. Archived from the original on April 1, 2010. Retrieved April 17, 2010.
  5. Garrett, Robert (May 21, 2020). "Texas Supreme Court Justice Debra Lehrmann, husband test positive for coronavirus". Dallas Morning News.
  6. @JusticeLehrmann (June 17, 2020). "Greg & I are so thankful for the many kind thoughts and prayers that undoubtedly helped us through this challenging…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. "Massengale to Challenge Lehrmann for Supreme Court Seat". The Texas Tribune. June 16, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  8. "Place 3: Judge Debra Lehrmann". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on February 23, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  9. "Major Endorsements keep rolling in for Justice Debra Lehrmann", www.JudgeDebraLehrman.com, January 28, 2016
  10. "Texas general election returns, November 2, 2010". Texas Secretary of State. Archived from the original on February 20, 2011. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
  11. "TJB | SC | About the Court | Justices | Justice Debra Lehrmann". Txcourts.gov. June 21, 2010. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  12. "Primary Night in Review | Texas Election Source". Archived from the original on April 27, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  13. "2016 General Election - RESULTS". enrpages.sos.state.tx.us. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
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