X-Mas Gifts: Jeff Brown Promoted to Houston Court of Appeals ...

Austin, TX - Governor Rick Perry fills several judicial vacancies just before Christmas: Hon. Jeff Brown, presiding judge of the 55th District Court ascends to the appellate bench vacated by 14th Court of Appeals Justice Harvey Hudson; William Boyce takes Justice Richard Edelman's seat on the same court. Patricia Kerrigan replaces Jennifer Walker Elrod on the 190th District Court bench in the Harris County Civil Courthouse. Hon. Jennifer Elrod was nominated by President Bush to a seat on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and confirmed by the United States Senate.