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Justice Linda Yanez: First Latina on the Texas Court of Appeals

October 17, 2018 Texas Young Lawyers Association; Justice Linda Yanez Season 1 Episode 2
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Justice Linda Yanez: First Latina on the Texas Court of Appeals
Show Notes

Justice Linda Yañez, who was appointed by Ann Richards to the 13th Court of Appeals in 1993, was the first Latina to sit on a Court of Appeals bench in the State of Texas.  In this week's Shero episode, Justice Yañez talks about her journey from the farm fields of South Texas to her campaign for the Texas Supreme Court.