Lieutenant Governor of Texas
Statement appointing Justice Lana Myers Counsel to the Presiding Officer for Impeachment Trial
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued the following statement August 28th: “Today, pursuant to the Rules of Impeachment adopted by the members of the Senate, I am pleased to appoint Justice Lana Myers to assist me during the upcoming impeachment trial which starts on September 5. Justice Myers is an extremely well-qualified candidate with courtroom experience as an attorney and a judge.”
Justice Lana Myers served as Justice of the Texas Fifth Court of Appeals, Place 4, from 2009 to 2022, covering Dallas, Collin, Grayson, Hunt, Rockwall, and Kaufman Counties. Justice Myers was judge of the Dallas County 203rd District Court from 1995-2009 and served as an Assistant District Attorney for Dallas County from 1982-1994. Myers received her undergraduate and law degrees from Baylor University.