REPUBLICAN PRIMARY • EARLY VOTING FEBRUARY 17-27 • ELECTION DAY MARCH 3, 202
Lesli Fitzpatrick for Judge
ROOTED IN TEXAS. READY TO SERVE.
A fifth-generation Texan, Lesli R. Fitzpatrick currently serves the State of Texas as Director of Special Litigation for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ), Office of General Counsel. With her extensive criminal law experience, Lesli has gained invaluable legal knowledge of the Texas prison system during her tenure with TDCJ, which will serve her well as your next Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Judge. Before her time at TDCJ, Lesli R. Fitzpatrick worked as a criminal prosecutor, successfully handling dozens of jury trials, and served as a staff attorney for the Texas General Land Office where she coordinated all civil litigation. Additionally, she was a staff attorney for the Texas Senate and owned and operated The Law Office of Lesli R. Fitzpatrick for over a decade. As a solo practitioner, she predominantly practiced criminal law in Williamson, Travis, Hays, and Bell Counties, representing hundreds of clients charged with misdemeanor and felony crimes.
Legacy of Legal Service
Lesli R. Fitzpatrick graduated with honors from The University of Texas of the Permian Basin, earning a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology. She furthered her education at Baylor University, where she obtained a Master of Arts in Sociology, and later received her Juris Doctorate degree from South Texas College of Law.
Since 2001, Lesli has been a member of the State Bar of Texas. In 2013, she became a member of the College of the State Bar, and in 2022, she was honored to become a Fellow of the College of the State Bar.
With extensive criminal law experience, Lesli served as the former Vice-President of the Texas Association of Specialty Courts (TASC) and was a TASC Director from 2018 to 2021. Additionally, since its inception in 2018, she has been an active member of the Collaborative Council for the Texas Judicial Commission on Mental Health, a body established by the Texas Supreme Court and the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.
Experience
Lesli R. Fitzpatrick has dedicated more than three-quarters of her legal career to practicing criminal law. Given that the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals serves as the court of last jurisdiction for criminal cases, Lesli’s extensive criminal law experience has equipped her to serve on this appellate bench. Having worked on both sides of the law as a prosecutor and a criminal defense attorney, she possesses a balanced view of the law, which will be invaluable in reviewing cases on appeal in this court. Lesli resides in Austin, Texas with her husband, Jimmy Fitzpatrick, and has one adult child.