Steven Lee Smith at a glance
- Current role
- Court of Appeals Justice
- Court
- Texas 10th Court of Appeals
- Jurisdiction
- Texas · State
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Steven Lee Smith
Court of Appeals Justice · Texas 10th Court of Appeals
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- adj-prof, Blinn College, 2000-present
- Partner, Hoelscher, Lipsey, Elmore & Smith, College Station, TX, 1988-1994
- Partner, Dillon, Lewis, Elmore & Smith, Bryan, TX, 1985-1988
- Associate then Partner, Dillon & Giesenschlag, Bryan, TX, 1979-1984
- Practitioner, Dillon, Giesenschlag, Sharp & Delaney, Bryan, TX, 1977-1978
Judicial service
- Judge, College Station Municipal Court, College Station, TX, 1988-1994
- Judge, Texas County Courts at Law, Brazos County Court at Law No.1, College Station, TX, 1995-1998
- Judge, Texas 361st Judicial District Court, Bryan, TX, 1999-2002
- Presiding Judge, Texas 361st Judicial District Court, Bryan, TX, 2003-2006
- Presiding Judge, Texas 361st Judicial District Court, Bryan, TX, 2007-2010
- Presiding Judge, Texas 361st Judicial District Court, Bryan, TX, 2011-2014
- Presiding Judge, Texas 361st Judicial District Court, Bryan, TX, 2015-2018
- Presiding Judge, Texas 361st Judicial District Court, Bryan, TX, 2019-2021
- Justice, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco), Waco, TX, 2021-present
Education
- Abilene Christian University · Music Education, with high honors, 1974
- The University of Texas at Austin · JD, 1977
Personal record
Born April 19, 1952 · San Antonio, TX
Courtroom rules and guidance
Appellate Electronic Filing
In Texas appellate courts, attorneys must electronically file civil and criminal documents, subject to a good-cause motion; self-represented parties may e-file but are not required to do so.
Attorneys in civil cases must electronically file documents. Attorneys in criminal cases must electronically file documents except for good cause shown in a motion filed in the appellate court.Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule 9.2, Electronic Filing ↗
Sources
Texas Judicial Branch official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · checked July 27, 2026
https://www.txcourts.gov/10thcoa/about-the-court/justices/justice-steven-lee-smith/CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/16075/steven-lee-smith/Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule 9.2, Electronic Filing
Judge research source · PDF · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1461885/texas-rules-of-appellate-procedure.pdf