Sharon Keller at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
- Jurisdiction
- Texas · State
- Judicial service
- January 1, 1995–present
Sharon Keller
Judge · Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Available research
Biography
Judicial service
- Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, 1995-present
Education
- Southern Methodist University
- Rice University
- Southern Methodist University in 1978 · J.D.
Personal record
Born August 1, 1953 · Texas
Courtroom rules and guidance
Divided Argument
Arrange any division of argument time with the timekeeper before the court takes the bench, and tell the court at the outset how time will be divided.
If you wish to divide the time allotted for argument, make these arrangements before the Court takes the bench.Court of Criminal Appeals: Oral Argument Instructions ↗
Argument Seating
When the case is called, move to the assigned counsel table: appellant on the left and the State on the right when facing the bench.
When your case is called by the Presiding Judge, move to the appropriate counsel table, appellant on the left and the State on the right, as you face the bench.Court of Criminal Appeals: Oral Argument Instructions ↗
Argument Time
For cases consolidated for argument, the total allotted argument time remains 20 minutes.
the sum total of time allotted to such arguments remains at twenty (20) minutes.Court of Criminal Appeals: Oral Argument Instructions ↗
Sources
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas current judicial profile
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/5759/sharon-keller/Court of Criminal Appeals: Oral Argument Instructions
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 30, 2026
https://www.txcourts.gov/cca/practice-before-the-court/oral-argument-instructions/