David Christopher Newell | |
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Place 9 Judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals | |
Assumed office January 1, 2015 | |
Preceded by | Cathy Cochran |
Personal details | |
Born | June 9, 1971 |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Shayne Hurst Newell |
Residence(s) | Houston, Texas |
Alma mater |
University of Houston University of Texas School of Law |
David Christopher Newell (born June 9, 1971) is an American judge, who serves on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. A resident of Houston, Newell was elected to the court in 2014 to succeed the retiring Place 9 Judge Cathy Cochran.
Newell the son of a Navy father, was born in the Bethesda, Maryland, but grew up in Sugar Land, Texas. [1]
Newell graduated from the University of Houston in 1993, and from the University of Texas School of Law in Austin in 1997. [2] [3] [4]