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Lee Rosenthal Profiled in Houston Chronicle

Lee Rosenthal Profiled in Houston Chronicle

Lee H. Rosenthal,  Chief Judge of the U.S.  District Court for the Southern District of Texas, is profiled in “Rosenthal rules federal courts in Houston region with firm hand, “ by Gabrielle Banks in the Houston Chronicle

In her early days as a trial lawyer, Lee Rosenthal contemplated what it took to be a great judge.

You had to be thoughtful, efficient, compassionate, creative, practical and independent. But above all, she's often said, a judge had to be fair to all.

"I saw how much good a good judge could do and how much worse a bad judge could make any case," said Rosenthal, 65. "I guess I'm grateful to both."

She brought her experience as a lawyer and 25 years on the federal bench to a series of high-profile cases last year that drew national attention.

Her rulings backed disenfranchised citizens and triggered bitter rebukes from local civic leaders in a Voting Rights Act challenge that upended the Pasadena city elections and in a suit that led to sweeping revisions of the Harris County bail system.

Read the full piece in the Houston Chronicle.

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