Details

First Name

Mary Lou

Last Name

Keel

Nickname

marylou-keel

Account Status

Political Identity

Party Affiliation

Republican

State Title / Position

State Appeals Court Judge

Jurisdiction / Location

State

Texas

Office Information

Office Address

Court of Criminal Appeals P.O. Box 12308 Austin, Texas 78711

Current Official

Yes

Contact & Public Info

Website

http://www.txcourts.gov/cca

Email / Contact

[email protected]

Phone Number

512-463-1580

Biography

Bio

Mary Lou Keel was elected to the Court in 2016. From 1995 through 2016 she presided over the 232nd District Court in Harris County, Texas. She also served Harris County as an assistant district attorney at trial and on appeal. She was a briefing attorney for the First Court of Appeals from 1985-86. She has been board certified in Criminal Law since 1990.

She earned a BA in English from the University of Texas in 1982 and a JD from the University of Houston Law Center in 1985.

She is married to attorney Jim Hippard, Jr., and they have three children, all now young adults.