Deborah Hankinson was a justice of the

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. She was born on February 3, 1953. Hankinson earned a special education degree from the

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in 1977, and initially worked as an educator for children with developmental disabilities. She later received her J.D. degree from

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. In 1995, Hankinson was appointed as a judge of the Fifth District Court of Appeals located in

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. On October 28, 1997, she was appointed by Governor

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as a justice of the

. Hankinson remained on the bench until December 31, 2002. She returned to private practice and founded her own appellate law firm in Dallas.

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