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Political party. Republican. Education. Southwestern University ( BA) University of Houston ( JD) Brent Webster is an American lawyer serving as the first assistant attorney general of Texas since 2020. In May 2023, he performed the duties of state attorney general for three days following Ken Paxton 's impeachment and suspension from office.
Russell Hardin Jr. ( 1941-10-06) October 6, 1941 (age 82) Durham, North Carolina, U.S. Education. Wesleyan University ( BA) Southern Methodist University ( JD) Russell "Rusty" Hardin Jr. (born October 6, 1941) is an American attorney [ 1][ 2] and head of the Houston law firm Rusty Hardin & Associates, P.C. which he established in 1996.
Ken Paxton. Warren Kenneth Paxton Jr.[ 2] (born December 23, 1962) is an American politician and lawyer who has served as the attorney general of Texas since 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served in the Texas Senate representing the eighth district and as a member of the Texas House of Representatives .
Alberto R. Gonzales (born August 4, 1955) is an American lawyer who served as the 80th United States Attorney General from 2005 to 2007 and is the highest-ranking Hispanic American in executive government to date. [ 1] He previously served as Secretary of State of Texas, as a Texas Supreme Court Justice, and as White House Counsel, becoming the ...
He began his legal career as an attorney at Susman Godfrey LLP in Houston. In 2000, he founded the Buzbee Law Firm. Buzbee appeared on the cover of The New York Times magazine in November 2010 regarding his role in the litigation against BP following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The article described him as "one of the ...
University of Texas, Austin ( BA) South Texas College of Law ( JD) Kim Ogg (born 1959) is an American lawyer and prosecutor. She is the Harris County District Attorney in Texas and assumed office on January 1, 2017. Her current term ends on December 31, 2024. She was previously the City of Houston ’s first appointed Anti-Gang Task Force ...
Texas Constitution. Salary. $153,750. Website. Official website. The Texas attorney general is the chief legal officer [ 1] of the U.S. state of Texas. The current officeholder, Republican Ken Paxton, has served in the position since January 5, 2015.
Charles Hamilton Houston (September 3, 1895 – April 22, 1950) [1] was an American lawyer. He was the dean of Howard University Law School and NAACP first special counsel. A graduate of Amherst College and Harvard Law School, Houston played a significant role in dismantling Jim Crow laws, especially attacking segregation in schools and racial housing covenants.