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# Jane Bland

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.

## 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)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Justice Jane N. Bland is an American judge and lawyer from Texas, currently serving on the Supreme Court of Texas since September 4, 2019
- Appointed by Governor Greg Abbott in 2019 to replace Justice Jeff Brown, Bland took office September 4, 2019
- Appellate Justice: Appointed by Governor Rick Perry in 2003 to the First Court of Appeals; served 15 years, winning elections in 2004, 2006, and 2012
- District Judge: Appointed by Governor George W. Bush in 1997 as judge of the 281st Judicial District Court in Harris County
- Private Practice: Worked at Baker Botts LLP (1991–1997) in civil trial and appellate law
- Clerkship: held the role of clerk to Judge Thomas Gibbs Gee on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (1990–1991)

### Education

- University of Texas at Austin, graduating at the top of her class in law and accounting — J.D.

### Additional information

- She was re-elected again in 2024 for a term expiring December 31, 2030.
- She was re-elected in 2020 with over 6 million votes—the most for any candidate in Texas history.
- Trial Judge of the Year (2003) and Appellate Justice of the Year (2007, 2015) from the Texas Association of Civil Trial and Appellate Specialists.
- William H. Rehnquist Award (2010) from Chief Justice John Roberts for judicial excellence.
- Jane Nenninger Bland was born June 1, 1965.
- Multiple President’s Awards from the Houston Bar Association and Houston Young Lawyers Association.
- Both a Bachelor of Business Administration
- While in law school, she held the role of vice-chancellor, edited the Texas Law Review, and was a member of the Order of the Coif.
- Justice Bland and her husband, Doug, have two grown children.
- She is active in her community and church in Houston.
- Official site:.



## 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.