Texas Supreme Court Justice Rebeca A. Huddle to Serve as 2026 UH Law Commencement Speaker

May 7, 2026 — Justice Rebeca Aizpuru Huddle of the Supreme Court of Texas will serve as the commencement speaker for the University of Houston Law Center’s graduation ceremony on May 16.

Huddle was appointed to the state’s highest civil court by Governor Greg Abbott in October 2020 and elected to a full term in 2022. Her current term expires on December 31, 2028.

After graduating from Stephen F. Austin High School, Huddle earned her undergraduate degree in political science from Stanford University and her law degree from the University of Texas School of Law.

Justice Huddle began her legal career at Baker Botts L.L.P., handling matters ranging from personal injury cases to complex commercial litigation and appellate work. She was admitted to the firm’s partnership in 2008. In 2011, she was appointed to the First Court of Appeals of Texas and later elected to that bench, authoring more than 400 majority opinions during her tenure. She returned to Baker Botts in 2017 and served as Partner in Charge of the firm’s Houston office beginning in 2018.

Throughout her career, Justice Huddle has been involved in community service, bar activities, and mentoring young lawyers. She is a Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation and the Houston Bar Foundation and was named a Woman on the Move by Texas Executive Women in 2019.

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