Jennifer Walker Elrod
Jennifer Elrod | |
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Elrod in 2007 | |
| Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | |
| Assumed office October 4, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Priscilla Richman |
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2007 | |
| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Patrick Higginbotham |
| Judge of the 190th Texas District Court | |
| In office April 23, 2002 – October 4, 2007 | |
| Appointed by | Rick Perry |
| Preceded by | John Devine |
| Succeeded by | Patricia Kerrigan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jennifer Leigh Walker September 6, 1966 Port Arthur, Texas, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Education | Baylor University (BA) Harvard University (JD) |
Jennifer Walker Elrod (born Jennifer Leigh Walker; September 6, 1966) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as the chief United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. She previously served as a state court judge on the 190th District Court of Texas from 2002 to 2007.