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Asked & Answered with Justice Rosa Lopez Theofanis: From Pet Peeves to Surprises on the Bench

Justice Rosa Lopez Theofanis originally thought she could be an English professor because she loved to read.

“But increasingly, I started to feel I wanted to do something a little more practical or concrete, and something where I could help other people,” Justice Theofanis told The Texas Lawbook, sitting in her Austin chambers.

Alexa Shrake

Alexa covers litigation and trials for The Texas Lawbook.

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