 | About Judge Pete Lowry! | Apr 13, 2010 |
A resident of Travis County, Texas, Judge Pete Lowry possesses a distinguished career as a trial attorney and judge. Over the course of his career in law, Judge Pete Lowry has served as a law clerk, partner, and judge in the state of Texas for over 35 years. In his retirement, Judge Pete Lowry provides encouragement to his three daughters for their future ambitions and serves as a respected member of his community. Judge Pete Lowry received his Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from the University of Texas, where he also studied English. Lowry’s incisive work as an undergraduate garnered him significant encouragement to pursue a degree in law. Judge Pete Lowry studied law at the University of Texas at Austin School of Law. While receiving his Bachelor of Laws, Judge Pete Lowry served as an Associate Editor of the Texas Law Review. After law school, Judge Pete Lowry worked for the Supreme Court of Texas as a Law Clerk, acquiring valuable experience conducting legal research and writing drafts of legal opinions. In this position, Judge Pete Lowry was exposed to the inspiring work of Justices Thomas Reavley and James Norvell as well as Chief Justice Robert Calvert. In 1977, then-Texas Governor Dolph Briscoe selected Judge Pete Lowry to serve on the 261st Judicial Civil District Court in Austin. Judge Pete Lowry operated as judge of the Travis County Court for 22 years and 13 fellow judges appointed Lowry to a 7-year term as the Local Administrative Judge. In 1999, Judge Pete Lowry partnered with Judge James R. Meyers, to form a legal dispute resolution firm. As Partner, Judge Pete Lowry continued to mediate and arbitrate legal disputes involving complex litigation. Judge Pete Lowry retired in 2005. Prior to retirement, Judge Pete Lowry was a member of the Austin Bar Association, the State Bar of Texas, and the American Bar Association. Judge Pete Lowry contributes to The Salvation Army, Hospice Austin, and Partners in Health so that these organizations can effect positive change in the United States and abroad.   | Judge Pete Lowry's Blog | Nov 23, 2011 |
By Judge Pete Lowry An avid reader, I enjoy the works of a number of 20th century authors, including Cormac McCarthy, John Graves, and Ernest Hemingway. One of the literary works I enjoy most is Isak Dinesen’s memoir, Out of Africa. Isak... more |
