--- title: "Elizabeth Lang-Miers | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/elizabeth-lang-miers-8353" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Elizabeth Lang-Miers 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 - Locke Lord LLP: Partner in the Appellate Practice Group and Director of Attorney Development (since April 2019) - Judge, Court of Appeals of Texas, 2003-present - Retired justice of the Fifth District Court of Appeals of Texas (Dallas) and a current Partner and Director of Attorney Development at Locke Lord LLP in Dallas - Early career: Law clerk to the Honorable James A. Finch, Jr. of the Missouri Supreme Court; 27 years in private practice with Locke Lord predecessor firms ### Education - B.A. in History and J.D. from University of Missouri–Columbia (1972, 1975). ### Additional information - Retirement: Left the bench December 31, 2018. - Appointed: 2003 by Governor Rick Perry to the Fifth District Court of Appeals, Dallas, Texas. - Tenure: Served 15 years, authoring over 1,800 opinions in civil and criminal cases. - Licensure: Licensed in Missouri and Texas. - Focuses on mentoring attorneys, litigation development, and appellate practice. - Leadership roles: Chair of the State of Texas Multi-District Litigation Panel - Chair of the Judicial Division of the American Bar Association - Past Chair of the ABA’s Appellate Judges Conference. - In summary, Elizabeth Lang-Miers is a distinguished appellate jurist and legal professional with a career spanning judicial service, high-level legal practice, and leadership in professional organizations, now contributing to legal education and attorney development in the Dallas legal community. - Awards: Judge Samuel Pessarra Outstanding Jurist Award (Texas Bar Foundation) - Judge Sam Williams Leadership Award (State Bar of Texas) - Louise Raggio Award (Dallas Women Lawyers Association) - Chair’s Award for Excellence (Texas Center for the Judiciary). - Memberships: Life Fellow of the American, Texas, and Dallas Bar Foundations - American Law Institute - International Women’s Forum. ## 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/8353/elizabeth-lang-miers/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8353/elizabeth-lang-miers/) - [Court of Appeals of Texas current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8353/elizabeth-lang-miers/) - [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/8353/elizabeth-lang-miers/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/elizabeth-lang-miers-8353", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/elizabeth-lang-miers-8353", "name": "Elizabeth Lang-Miers | KnowJudges", "description": "Elizabeth Lang-Miers, Court of Appeals of Texas. 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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.