Place 8 Judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
In office May 2011 – December 31, 2018
Preceded by
Charles Holcomb
Succeeded by
Michelle Slaughter
Personal details
Born
1964 (age 59–60)
Political party
Democratic (2019–present) Republican (until 2019)
Spouse
Dan Jeffry Spjut
Children
3
Residence(s)
Houston, Texas
Alma mater
Texas A&M University–Kingsville University of Texas School of Law
Elsa R. Alcala, also known as Elsa Spjut (born 1964), is a former Republican official who most recently served (2011–2018) as one of the nine judges of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. She was appointed to the Place 8 on the bench by then Governor Rick Perry, when Charles Holcomb stepped down to run in 2012 for the United States Senate. On July 16, 2019 she announced she was leaving the Republican Party to support Democrats at the state and national level.[1]
^"Former Texas judge leaves GOP over Trump". The Hill. July 16, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
Elsa R. Alcala, also known as Elsa Spjut (born 1964), is a former Republican official who most recently served (2011–2018) as one of the nine judges of...
appointed Huddle to the nine-member First Court of Appeals, replacing ElsaAlcala, who had been elevated to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. The First...
Criminal Court of Appeals began on January 1, 2019 and she replaced Judge ElsaAlcala. Slaughter is a Republican. "Justice Elect Michelle Slaughter - Texas...
result, Pruett's final death warrant was signed on June 26, 2017. Judge ElsaAlcala wrote in a concurring opinion that "it appears there may be significant...
from the original on August 1, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2018. "Judge ElsaAlcala". txcourts.gov. Archived from the original on December 20, 2014. Retrieved...
Barbara Hervey 2001–Present Cathy Cochran 2003 - 2014 Appointed 2001 ElsaAlcala 2013 - 2018 Appointed 2011 Mary Lou Keel 2017–Present Michelle Slaughter...
representative, member of "Dirty 30" in 1971; oilman, rancher, conservationist ElsaAlcala (born 1964), judge of Texas Court of Criminal Appeals from Houston since...
as the Presiding Judge of the Texas Criminal Court of Appeals (2000) ElsaAlcala: First Latino American female to serve as a Judge of the Texas Criminal...
the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2020. "Judge Alcala Won't Seek Re-Election". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved January 30, 2020...
Appeals In office 2001–2010 Preceded by Steve Mansfield Succeeded by ElsaAlcala Personal details Born 1933 Place of birth missing Political party Republican...
Libertarian Brandon Stacker Only contested elections are listed. Republican ElsaAlcala, Incumbent Democrat Jim Sharp Republican Alan Waldrop, Incumbent Democrat...
Jesperson was convicted of killing eight women by strangulation. Rodney Alcala United States 1971–1979 8 130+ Known as the "Dating Game Killer" for appearing...
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by Belén Macías, and won the Award to the Best Female Performance at the Alcalá de Henares Festival of Short Films for her role performing a schizophrenic...
winner Ian Casocot, fictionist and Carlos Palanca Memorial Award winner Elsa Martinez Coscolluela, poet, fictionist, playwright, co-founder of the IYAS...
landlady's dismay, her son notices Elsa's good looks and falls in love with the lowly maid. When this development in Elsa's life begins to resemble the stories...
(2023) – period crime drama film based on the life of serial killer Rodney Alcala, who in 1978 appeared on the television show The Dating Game in the midst...
and TV actress Adelina Gurrea — journalist, poet and playwright in Spanish Elsa Martinez Coscolluela — award-winning poet, short-story writer, and playwright...
Manila Film Festival Award for Best Actress Kung Ako'y Iiwan Mo Beatrice Alcala Laurice Guillen Nominated–Metro Manila Film Festival Award for Best Actress...
E P T E M B E R 5 Fire Down Below Warner Bros. Pictures Félix Enríquez Alcalá (director); Jeb Stuart, Phillip Morton (screenplay); Steven Seagal, Marg...
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