Tom Baker
What this job does: One of three justices on the 15th Court of Appeals, a statewide appeals court that began in 2024. It hears civil appeals involving the state government, its agencies and officials, challenges to whether a state law is constitutional, and appeals from the state's business courts. Its rulings can be reviewed by the Texas Supreme Court. A term is six years.
- Occupation
- Attorney
Background
- J.D., University of Houston Law Center (1983). source: texastribune.org
- Navy Reserve Judge Advocate General's Corps, 1984 to 1991; assistant Bee County attorney, 1991 to 1994. source: texastribune.org
- Partner at Baker & Tisdale, PLLC, 2015 to 2018. source: texastribune.org
- Justice on the Third Court of Appeals, 2019 to 2024. source: texastribune.org
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- Party affiliation and political philosophy should not affect rulings source: texastribune.org
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