The Honorable Sharon Keller (R)

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Personal Information

Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy from Rice University in 1975 and her Juris Doctor degree from Southern Methodist University School of Law in 1978.

Sharon Keller was first elected to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals in 1994. She was elected Presiding Judge in 2000 and has been re-elected to that position three times. She is the first woman to have served on the Court. A native Texan, she holds a B.A. degree in philosophy from Rice University and a J.D. degree from Southern Methodist University School of Law.

Presiding Judge Keller has been Chair of the Texas Indigent Defense Commission since its inception. She is a Life Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation and a member of the Judicial Advisory Council to the Community Justice Assistance Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. By virtue of her office, she is vice-chair of the Texas Judicial Council.

In 2003 Presiding Judge Keller received the Distinguished Alumni Award for Judicial Service from the SMU Dedman School of Law.

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Other Offices Held

Chair (Texas Indigent Defense Commission)
Presiding Judge (Court of Criminal Appeals)
Vice Chair - Presiding Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals (Judicial Council, Texas)