Gov. Perry Appoints Stanton to 134th Judicial District Court

AUSTIN – Gov. Rick Perry has appointed James M. Stanton of Dallas as judge of the 134th Judicial District Court for a term to expire at the next general election. The 134th district is in Dallas County. 

Stanton is an attorney in the commercial litigation section of Cozen O’Connor P.C. He is a member of the American Bar Association, State Bar of Texas, Dallas Bar Association and Dallas Association of Young Lawyers. He is co-chair of the Dallas Young Lawyers’ Young Voters Committee, a volunteer with the Make-A-Wish Foundation of North Texas, and a member of the First United Methodist Church of Dallas. Stanton received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs and a law degree from Baylor University.  He replaces Anne Ashby of Dallas.

This appointment is subject to Senate confirmation.