In this episode of the State Bar of Texas Podcast, host Rocky Dhir welcomes Judge Jennifer Walker Elrod and Sharon Sandle to learn how Texas became the first state to have an all-woman high court in the United States. They discuss the surprising series of events that led to the appointment of female judges, the challenges faced by the legal trailblazers, and much more.
Judge Jennifer Walker Elrod is chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit with Chambers in Houston.
Sharon Sandle is executive director of the Texas Supreme Court Historical Society and director of the Law Practice Resources Division at the State Bar of Texas.
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