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Sharon Keller is Texas' Judge Dread

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That's the title of Matt Pulle's lengthy profile in the current issue of the Dallas Observer.  LINK  Here are several excerpts:Take her off the bench and Sharon Keller is funny, smart and personable, if a little shy. People genuinely like her. One of the most powerful judges in Texas plays gin every week with a group of Austin friends and enjoys sharing drinks with lawyers who've just tried to persuade her of the finer points of their cases. A former Dallas County prosecutor whose family started a string of popular hamburger joints, Keller is the presiding judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, and right now the same lawyers who are quick to share an endearing anecdote about the judge will also tell you that she's not fit to serve on the bench...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on January 17, 2008 (boomark / email).