Lake Travis Republican Club May 2023 Meeting

Justice John Devine was first elected to the Supreme Court of Texas in November 2012. He was reelected in 2018, and his current term expires December 31, 2024.

Previously, Justice Devine served for seven years as judge of the 190th State District Court in Harris County and for nine years as an appointed special judge for the Harris County justice of the peace courts.

A native of Indiana, Justice Devine attended Ball State University, graduating in 1980 with a B.S. degree in business administration and marketing. Following graduation, Justice Devine became a Texan and entered the corporate world of Shell Oil Co. in Houston as an analyst and later worked in various corporate and project-oriented positions. While at Shell, he was accepted by South Texas College of Law, graduating with a juris doctorate in 1986. Justice Devine remained with Shell until 1987. The next year he became employed at Brown…