The Honorable Terrie Livingston (R)

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Personal Information

Chief Justice Livingston graduated from Western Hills High School, Fort Worth, and attended Texas Tech University where she received her B.A. in political science, graduating with Distinction and Honors. She received her J.D. from The University of Texas School of Law.

Chief Justice Livingston began her legal career practicing with several law firms and later had her own practice. She was elected Justice of the Second District Court of Appeals (Place 7) in 1994 and served in that position until appointed to the position of Chief Justice in 2010. She won re-election to that position in 2012. As a Chief Justice, she serves on the Council of Chief Justices, which is comprised of the fourteen intermediate Chief Justices across the state.

Prior to her judicial service, Chief Justice Livingston was an active participant in the Tarrant County Private Attorney Involvement Program and was a pro bono attorney volunteer for many years. She served as Tarrant County Bar Association’s Secretary-Treasurer in 1992 and is responsible for creating its first budget. She then served as its Vice President in 1993. She also served on TCBA’s Fee Dispute Arbitration panels for a number of years and served as President of the Tarrant County Women's Bar Association. She has served as a Tarrant County Bar Foundation Director (1999-2001), Treasurer (2000-2003), Vice Chair (2004-2005), Chair-Elect (2005-2006), and Chair (2007). She oversaw the Bar’s Building Construction Committee, which handled the major remodel and expansion of the Bar offices in 2006. She has also served as a Director on the Board of the Judicial Section, SBOT (2000-2003). She volunteered as an Associate Editor for the Appellate Advocate published by the State Bar’s Appellate Section (2009-2012).

Chief Justice Livingston is currently a member of the State Bar, College of the State Bar, and is a Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation, as well as the American Bar Association, Appellate Judicial Administration Division. She is a long-standing member of TCBA’s Appellate and Women's sections, and is a Charter Member of the Tarrant County Bar Foundation. Chief Justice Livingston frequently lectures for various bar organizations.