Court of Criminal Appeals

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Judge Lawrence Meyers was elected to the Court of Criminal Appeals in 1992, having previously served as an associate justice on the Second Court of Appeals in Fort Worth from 1989 to 1992. He earned his B.A. in history and chemistry from Southern Methodist University in 1970 and his J.D. from the University of Kansas School of Law in 1973. Judge Meyers received his L.L.M. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1998. He is also Board Certified in Criminal Law. After graduating from law school, Judge Meyers served as an assistant district attorney in Montgomery County, Kansas. Between 1975 and 1988, he practiced civil, criminal, and appellate law in Fort Worth, where he was also a substitute municipal judge for three years. Judge Meyers is a member of the State Bar of Texas. He has been an instructor and teacher at Texas Christian University. Judge Meyers and his wife, Barbara, have two children, Kelli and Clay.