--- title: "Anne Gardner | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/anne-gardner-8327" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Anne Gardner Court of Appeals of Texas · Judge ## Profile - Court: Court of Appeals of Texas - State: Texas - Role: Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-06-30 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, Court of Appeals of Texas, 2000-present - In Memoriam: Justice Anne Gardner (1942-2023) In Memoriam: Justice Anne Gardner (1942-2023) Anne Gardner served as a justice on the Second Court of Appeals for seventeen years - Anne Lancaster Gardner (1942 – 2023) was a distinguished Texas appellate judge, serving 17 years on the Second Court of Appeals and recognized for her legal scholarship, leadership, and service to the bar - In 2005, she was named Appellate Justice of the Year by the Texas Chapter of the American Board of Trial Lawyers - Partner at Simon, Peebles, Haskell, Gardner & Betty (13 years) ### Education - B.A. from the University of Texas in 1964 and her J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law in 1966, becoming one of only seven women in her class of 371. ### Additional information - She was appointed to this court by Texas Governor George W. Bush and was re-elected twice to the position before retiring in 2016. - On January 1, 2000, Governor George W. Bush appointed her to the Second Court of Appeals in Fort Worth, a position she held until her retirement in 2016. - She was re-elected in 2010 and was the first woman president of the Tarrant County Bar Association. - She also served on the Texas Supreme Court’s Advisory Committee (1993–1998) and was a member of the American Law Institute - After law school, Gardner clerked for U.S. District Judge Leo Brewster (Northern District of Texas) from 1967 to 1971. - She was board-certified in Civil Appellate Law and served on the Texas Board of Legal Specialization’s Advisory Commission for 12 years ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### oral argument purpose Scope: courtwide Use oral argument to emphasize and clarify the briefs, not merely read prepared text; assume the panel has read the briefs, be ready for questions, and stay within the record. Evidence excerpt: Oral argument should emphasize and clarify the written arguments in the briefs. Counsel should not merely read from prepared text. [Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule 39 - Oral Argument](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1461885/texas-rules-of-appellate-procedure.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-30 ### oral argument time Scope: courtwide The court sets argument time. Finish within the allotment unless the court permits continuation; the appellant must be allowed to conclude. Evidence excerpt: Counsel must complete argument in the time allotted and may continue after the expiration of the allotted time only with permission of the court. [Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule 39 - Oral Argument](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1461885/texas-rules-of-appellate-procedure.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-30 ### number of arguing counsel Scope: courtwide Generally one lawyer should argue for each side. Without leave, no more than two may argue per side, and only one may present rebuttal. Evidence excerpt: Generally, only one counsel should argue for each side. Except on leave of court, no more than two counsel on each side may argue. Only one counsel may argue in rebuttal. [Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule 39 - Oral Argument](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1461885/texas-rules-of-appellate-procedure.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-30 ### oral argument request Scope: courtwide Request oral argument on the front cover of the brief. If argument is set, all parties that filed briefs may participate even if they did not request it. Evidence excerpt: A party desiring oral argument must note that request on the front cover of the party’s brief. [Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule 39 - Oral Argument](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1461885/texas-rules-of-appellate-procedure.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-30 ### oral argument notice Scope: courtwide The clerk's notice states whether argument is allowed, the date, allotted time, location or electronic-joining instructions, exhibit instructions, and panel members. Evidence excerpt: The clerk must send to the parties—at least 21 days before the date the case is set for argument or submission without argument—a notice telling the parties: [Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule 39 - Oral Argument](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1461885/texas-rules-of-appellate-procedure.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-30 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8327/anne-gardner/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8327/anne-gardner/) - [Court of Appeals of Texas current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8327/anne-gardner/) - [Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule 39 - Oral Argument](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1461885/texas-rules-of-appellate-procedure.pdf) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8327/anne-gardner/) - [In Memoriam: Justice Anne Gardner (1942-2023)](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1456899/anne-gardner-memoriam.pdf) - [Anne Gardner - CodeX FutureLaw 2024](https://conferences.law.stanford.edu/futurelaw2024/speakers/anne-gardner) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/anne-gardner-8327", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/anne-gardner-8327", "name": "Anne Gardner | KnowJudges", "description": "Anne Gardner, Court of Appeals of Texas. 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