Bonnie Sudderth
Justice, Second Court of Appeals, Fort Worth, TexasBonnie Sudderth, former Chief Judge of the Fort Worth Municipal Courts, was first elected to the 352nd District Court bench in the March 1996 primary. (She had no opponent in the November general election.) Although her term was scheduled to commence on January 1, 1997, the bench was vacant at the time of her election. Consequently, shortly after the primary, Texas Governor George W. Bush appointed her to fill the vacancy for the remainder of 1996. Having continuously served that court until January 7, 2015, Judge Sudderth was the longest-serving judge in the history of that court. Since January 8, 2015, after Texas Governor Rick Perry appointed Judge Sudderth to fill a vacancy on the Second Court of Appeals, Justice Sudderth has served as an Associate Justice, Place 4, of the Second Court of Appeals in Fort Worth, Texas. Judge Sudderth has 25 years of combined judicial experience.
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- General Civil
- Texas
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- Justice, Place 4
- Second Court of Appeals, Fort Worth, Texas
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- State District Judge
- 352nd Judicial District Court of Texas
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- Chief Judge, Fort Worth Municipal Courts
- City of Fort Worth Municipal Courts
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- Municipal Court Judge
- City of Fort Worth Municipal Court
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- Attorney
- Private Practice of Law
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- The University of Texas School of Law
- Doctor of Jurisprudence/Juris Doctor (J.D.) | Law
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- University of Southern California
- B.S. | Public Affairs, Public Administration
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- Honors: Magna Cum Laude, Pi Alpha Alpha, Pi Sigma Alpha, Blackstonian Honor Society
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- Excellence in Justice Award
- Texas Wesleyan University
- Best Series of Articles Award
- State Bar of Texas
- For "Offering & Objecting" Series published in the Tarrant County Bar Bulletin in 2007
- Outstanding Mentor Award
- Texas Young Lawyers Association
- Outstanding Mentor Award
- Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association
- Distinguished Adjunct Faculty Award
- Texas Wesleyan Law School Alumni Association
- American Inns of Court Alumni Association
- Lifetime Member
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- Texas Wesleyan School of Law
- Adjunct Professor
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- Activities: Texas Trials & Appeals (Fall class); Texas Civil Motion Workshop (Mid-mester class)
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- Texas Bar Foundation
- Life Fellow
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- Tarrant County Bar Foundation
- Charter Fellow
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- Tarrant County Juvenile Board
- Member
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- Activities: Vice Chair (2009) Chair (2010)
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- College of the State Bar of Texas
- Fellow
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- Texas State Bar # 19461050
- Member in Good Standing
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- Activities: Chair, Municipal Judges Section (1994-1995); Court Rules Committee Member (2009-present)
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- Eldon B. Mahon Inn of Court
- President
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- Activities: Member since 2005, Current status: Emeritus Master of the Bench
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- American Judges Association
- President
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- Activities: Member, Board of Governors 1991-1997, Second Vice-President 1998; First Vice-President 1999, President-Elect 2000; Current Status: Past President & Member in Good Standing
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- Court Review Magazine
- Editorial Board Member
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- Texas Commission on Judicial Efficiency
- Task Force Member
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- Texas Municipal Courts Association
- President
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- Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct
- Commissioner
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- Texas Municipal Courts Education Center
- Faculty Member
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- Tarrant County Bail Bond Board
- Member
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- Fort Worth Teen Court
- Board Member
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- Personal Injury Trial Law
- Texas Board Of Legal Specialization
- Civil Jurisprudence
- Texas College for Judicial Studies
- Civil Trial Law
- Texas Board Of Legal Specialization
