{"id":8,"date":"2019-09-30T17:34:22","date_gmt":"2019-09-30T17:34:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/janebland.wpengine.com\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2024-08-01T19:12:07","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T19:12:07","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.justicejanebland.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” bg_image=”19″ bg_position=”center center” bg_repeat=”no-repeat” scene_position=”center” text_color=”light” text_align=”left” top_padding=”20%” bottom_padding=”10%” id=”home” overlay_strength=”0.5″ shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”zoom-out-slow” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1\/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” overlay_strength=”0.3″ column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column_text el_class=”mobilehidetext”]\n

\u201cI will preserve, protect, and defend our United States and Texas Constitutions.\u201d<\/h2>\n

– Justice Jane Bland<\/em><\/h4>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1\/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” overlay_strength=”0.3″ column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” bg_color=”#f2f2f2″ scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” top_padding=”40″ bottom_padding=”40″ class=”mobilehidesection” overlay_strength=”0.5″ shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”zoom-out-slow” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” overlay_strength=”0.3″ column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none” offset=”vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md”][vc_column_text]\n

\u201cI will work hard to justify the faith Governor Abbott has placed in me. I also will strive to preserve, protect, and defend our United States and Texas Constitutions.\u201d<\/h2>\n

– Justice Jane Bland<\/em><\/h4>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” column_margin=”90px” bg_color=”#ffffff” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” top_padding=”40″ bottom_padding=”40″ class=”mobilecenter” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”padding-5-percent” column_padding_position=”top-bottom” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1\/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” overlay_strength=”0.3″ column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][split_line_heading animation_type=”line-reveal-by-space” font_style=”h2″ text_content=”Keep Justice Jane Bland on the Supreme Court of Texas”][\/split_line_heading][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1\/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” overlay_strength=”0.3″ column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” text_align=”left”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” width=”1\/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”small_desktop” overlay_strength=”0.3″ column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none” enable_animation=”true” animation=”fade-in-from-bottom” delay=”100″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1569875805878{margin-bottom: 10px !important;}”]\n

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Justice Bland is an experienced and proven legal expert whose respect for our Constitution and laws is unmatched.<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_content” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” id=”about” disable_element=”yes” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”padding-5-percent” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1\/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” overlay_strength=”0.3″ column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”20″][image_with_animation image_url=”42″ alignment=”center” animation=”Fade In” hover_animation=”none” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default”][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1\/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” overlay_strength=”0.3″ column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”20″][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeInUp” css=”.vc_custom_1715115179850{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

An Unparalleled Legal Leader<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”Full Width Line” line_thickness=”1″ divider_color=”extra-color-1″ animate=”yes” custom_height=”20″][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeInUp”]\n

\u2605<\/span> Throughout her legal career, Justice Bland has been recognized for her work to improve our state\u2019s judiciary.<\/p>\n

\u2605<\/span> In 2010, Chief Justice John Roberts presented her with the William H. Rehnquist Award for exemplifying the highest level of judicial excellence, integrity, fairness, and professional ethics.<\/p>\n

\u2605<\/span> Named Appellate Judge of the Year in 2007 and 2015 and Trial Judge of the Year in 2003 by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.<\/p>\n

\u2605<\/span> Chaired the board of Houston Volunteer Lawyers and the Oversight Committee for the Texas Pattern Jury Charges.<\/p>\n

\u2605<\/span> Member of the American Law Institute.<\/p>\n

\u2605<\/span> Supreme Court of Texas’s liaison to the Judicial Commission on Mental Health and deputy liaison to the Court\u2019s Rules Advisory Committee.<\/p>\n

\u2605<\/span> Board-certified in civil appellate law and civil trial law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.<\/p>\n

\u2605<\/span> She began her practice at Baker Botts, where she handled a broad range of trial and appellate matters.<\/p>\n

\u2605<\/span> Before her appointment to the Court, she was a partner at Vinson & Elkins in Houston.<\/p>\n

\u2605<\/span> Earned her undergraduate and law degrees at the University of Texas, graduating with high honors.<\/p>\n

\u2605<\/span> While in law school, Justice Bland was Vice-Chancellor and an editor on the Texas Law Review.<\/p>\n

\u2605<\/span> Following law school, Justice Bland clerked for the Honorable Thomas Gibbs Gee on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_content” full_screen_row_position=”middle” equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”top” column_margin=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” id=”about” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”padding-5-percent” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1\/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” overlay_strength=”0.3″ column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeInUp” css=”.vc_custom_1570410978463{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

About Justice Jane Bland<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”Full Width Line” line_thickness=”1″ divider_color=”extra-color-1″ animate=”yes” custom_height=”20″][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeInUp”]Justice Jane Bland has served on the Supreme Court of Texas since 2019. Texas voters elected her in 2020 with over six million votes\u2014the most a candidate for any elected office has received in Texas history. Justice Bland has over 25 years of experience on the bench\u2014as a trial judge, an appellate justice, and now as a Texas Supreme Court Justice.<\/p>\n

Justice Bland is board-certified in Civil Trial Law and Civil Appellate Law. Justice Bland chairs the Judicial Commission on Mental Health.\u00a0 She is the Court\u2019s liaison to the Texas Supreme Court Historical Society and the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.\u00a0 She serves on the advisory committee for the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for the Federal Judicial Conference. She is a member of the American Law Institute.<\/p>\n

Justice Bland graduated at the top of her class in law and in accounting and honors business at the University of Texas at Austin.\u00a0Following law school, Justice Bland clerked for the Honorable Thomas Gibbs Gee on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.<\/p>\n

Throughout her career, Justice Bland has been recognized for her work to improve our state.\u00a0 In 2010, Chief Justice John Roberts presented her with the William H. Rehnquist Award, given to a state court judge who exemplifies the highest level of judicial excellence, integrity, fairness, and professional ethics. The Texas Association of Civil Trial and Appellate Specialists has recognized her as the judge of the year four times.<\/p>\n

Justice Bland and her husband Doug have two grown children. In addition to her judicial service, she has been involved in her church and community in her hometown of Houston.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”padding-5-percent” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1\/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” overlay_strength=”0.3″ column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” text_align=”left”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” overlay_strength=”0.3″ column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][image_with_animation image_url=”33″ alignment=”” animation=”None” hover_animation=”none” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner disable_element=”yes” column_margin=”default” text_align=”left”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”padding-2-percent” column_padding_position=”top” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” overlay_strength=”0.3″ column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][image_with_animation image_url=”31″ alignment=”” animation=”None” hover_animation=”none” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default” el_class=”mobile1″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_content” full_screen_row_position=”middle” equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”top” column_margin=”default” bg_color=”#f2f2f2″ scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” id=”contact” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”padding-5-percent” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” overlay_strength=”0.3″ column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeInUp” css=”.vc_custom_1722539524967{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

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