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# Debra H. Lehrmann

Supreme Court of Texas · Justice

## Profile

- Court: Supreme Court of Texas
- State: Texas
- Role: Justice
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-08-22

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Biography

### Professional career

- Justice Debra Ann H. Lehrmann is the Senior Justice on the Texas Supreme Court, the state’s highest civil court, and the longest‐serving woman justice in Texas history

### Education

- University of Texas School of Law

### Additional information

- Debra Lehrmann has served on the Texas Supreme Court since June 21, 2010, appointed by then‐Governor Rick Perry to replace Harriet O’Neill.
- She was re‐elected in November 2022 for a term ending December 31, 2028.
- Lehrmann has held leadership roles in the American Bar Association’s Family Law Section (2010–2011 chair) and was the inaugural chair of the State Bar of Texas Child Protection Law Section.
- Date of birth: 1956-11-16
- Before joining the Supreme Court, Lehrmann served in the 360th District Court in Fort Worth
- focusing on family law cases.
- As Senior Justice, she is the Court’s longest‐serving woman justice and has over 35 years of judicial experience, including 23 years as a trial judge in Tarrant County
- Known for her judicial philosophy of strictly construing the law, never legislating from the bench, and upholding the rule of law
- She is certified in Judicial Administration by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
- She serves on the Uniform Law Commission and is a member of the American Law Institute.
- She has received numerous honors, including the Texas Bar Foundation’s Samuel Pessarra Outstanding Jurist Award, the Child Protection Law Section Founder’s Award, and the Judge Eva Barnes Award
- Birth place: Harris County

## 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

### appellate electronic filing

Scope: statewide

In Texas appellate courts, attorneys must electronically file civil and criminal documents, subject to a good-cause motion; self-represented parties may e-file but are not required to do so.

Evidence excerpt: Attorneys in civil cases must electronically file documents. Attorneys in criminal cases must electronically file documents except for good cause shown in a motion filed in the appellate court.

[Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule 9.2, Electronic Filing](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1461885/texas-rules-of-appellate-procedure.pdf)
Source checked: 2026-07-26


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.txcourts.gov/supreme/about-the-court/justices/)
- [Official roster](https://www.txcourts.gov/supreme/about-the-court/justices/)
- [Texas Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://www.txcourts.gov/supreme/about-the-court/justices/)
- [Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule 9.2, Electronic Filing](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1461885/texas-rules-of-appellate-procedure.pdf)
- [Wikidata: Debra Lehrmann](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5248488)

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## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule 9.2, Electronic Filing](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-e966a5411b2587c600cf3508) — Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim.  Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1461885/texas-rules-of-appellate-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-07-26.