Mar
23
Written by:
Mark Lavergne
3/23/2011 4:14 PM
Gov. Rick Perry yesterday appointed Elsa Alcala of Houston as judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, the highest criminal court in the state. Her term expires at the next general election.
Alcala replaces Charles Holcomb, who hit the age limit. She is a justice on the first court of appeals in Harris County, amd former judge of the 338th District Court in Harris County.
She is a member of the State Bar of Texas, Houston Bar Association Appellate Section, Fort Bend County Bar Association, and Mexican American Bar Association of Houston, and a fellow of the College of the State Bar of Texas. She is also vice chair of the State Bar of Texas Criminal Pattern Jury Charge Committee, board secretary of the Reed Elementary School Parent-Teacher Organization, and a troop leader for the San Jacinto Council Girl Scouts.
She received a bachelor's degree from Texas A&M University at Kingsville and her law degree from the University of Texas School of Law, board certified in criminal law.
This is the first new judge on the court of criminal appeals since Nov. 5, 2002.