Pat Lykos
Patricia R. Lykos | |
|---|---|
District Attorney of Harris County, Texas | |
| In office 2009–2012 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Patricia R. Lykos |
| Spouse(s) | William A. "Bill" Allen, CPA/JD (1976 to present) |
| Residence(s) | South Texas College of Law (JD ) |
Patricia R. "Pat" Lykos is an American
Education
Lykos graduated from the
Career
As a lawyer, she practiced in state, county, district and appellate courts and in federal court, litigating civil, criminal and family law matters. In 1980, the Harris County Commissioners' Court appointed her to the newly created bench of County Criminal Court No. 10, to which she won election that year.
In 1981,
Lykos was the former chief judge of the Harris County criminal district courts, served three terms as President of the Retired, Senior and Former Judges of Texas, and taught in programs for the Texas Center for the Judiciary, the
Lykos defeated Democrat Brad Bradford (former Houston police chief) in the general election on November 4, 2008.[2]
In the April 8, 2008, Republican primary runoff, she defeated prosecutor Kelly Sieglar 52.6% to 47.3%.[3] The Harris County District Attorney position became open after the former DA Chuck Rosenthal resigned in response to scandal.
References
- ^ Grissom, Brandi (2010-08-27). "Pat Lykos: The TT Interview". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
- ^ Rogers, Brian; Roma Khanna (November 5, 2008). "Lykos wins Harris DA as Bradford's early lead vanishes". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved November 8, 2008.
- ^ "Lykos Wins DA Run-Off Election". FOX News Houston. April 9, 2008. Retrieved November 8, 2008.