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# Judy C. Parker

Texas 7th Court of Appeals · Chief Justice

## Profile

- Court: Texas 7th Court of Appeals
- State: Texas
- Role: Chief Justice
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-27

## Biography

### Professional career

- She currently leads the Seventh Court of Appeals as Chief Justice, following her appointment by Governor Greg Abbott in 2026
- The Chief Justice of the Texas Seventh Court of Appeals, appointed on January 15, 2026, after previously serving as a justice on the same court since 2017 and as a Lubbock County judge from 2008 to 2017.
- Justice, Seventh Court of Appeals (2017–2026) Initially appointed in 2017; later elected
- Presiding Judge, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo), Amarillo, TX, 2019-2024
- Justice, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo), Amarillo, TX, 2017-2018
- Presiding Judge, Texas County Courts at Law, Lubbock County Court at Law, Lubbock, TX, 2008-2017
- Associate Judge, Texas County Courts at Law, Lubbock County Court at Law, Lubbock, TX, 1994-2008
- Administrative Law Judge, Lubbock County Courts, TX, 1994-2008
- Associate Judge, Lubbock County (1994–2008) Focused heavily on family law, including child abuse and juvenile cases.
- Private Practice (before 1994) Practiced general civil litigation at Purdom Law Offices.

### Education

- Texas Tech University — J.D. (1985)
- cum laude — Angelo State University — 1982
- Texas Tech University School of Law — J.D.

### Additional information

- Chief Justice, Seventh Court of Appeals (2026–present) Appointed by Governor Greg Abbott; term expires December 31, 2026.
- Judge, Lubbock County Court at Law No. 3 (2008–2017) Presided over a wide range of civil and family law matters.
- Long‐serving Texas jurist with more than three decades of judicial experience.

## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.txcourts.gov/7thcoa/about-the-court/justices/chief-justice-judy-c-parker/)
- [Official roster](https://www.txcourts.gov/7thcoa/about-the-court/justices/chief-justice-judy-c-parker/)
- [Texas Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://www.txcourts.gov/7thcoa/about-the-court/justices/chief-justice-judy-c-parker/)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15941/judy-c-parker/)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15941/judy-c-parker/)

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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.