September Luncheon Texas Justices and 244th District Judge

Justice John Devine was first elected to the Supreme Court of Texas in November 2012. He previously served for seven years as judge of the 190th State District Court in Harris County and for nine years as an appoint ed special judge for the Harris County justice of the peace courts. A native of Indiana, Justice Devine attended Ball State University, graduating in 1980 with a B.S. degree in business administration and marketing. Following graduation, Justice Devine became a Texan and entered the corporate world of Shell Oil Co. in Houston as an analyst and later worked in various corporate and project-oriented positions

Justice Jane Bland has served on the Supreme Court of Texas since 2019.

• Texas voters elected her in 2020 with over six million votes—the most a candidate for any elected office has received in Texas history.  

• Justice Bland has over 25 years of experience on the bench—as a Texas Supreme Court Justice, an appellate justice, and a trial court judge.

• Justice Bland is board-certified in Civil Trial Law and Civil Appellate Law.

• Justice Bland chairs the Judicial Commission on Mental Health.

Our local 244th District Court, Judge Lori Crutcher