Pat Lykos

Patricia R. "Pat" Lykos is an American lawyer who served as District Attorney of Harris County, Texas from 2009 to 2012. After a controversial tenure, she was succeeded by Mike Anderson.[1][2]

Patricia R. Lykos
District Attorney of Harris County, Texas
In office
2009–2012
Succeeded byMike Anderson
Personal details
BornPatricia R. Lykos
Spouse(s)William A. "Bill" Allen, CPA/JD (1976 to present)
ResidenceHouston, Texas, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Houston (BS)
South Texas College of Law (JD)

Education

Lykos graduated from the University of Houston in 1967 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science. Lykos earned her Doctor of Jurisprudence in 1971 from South Texas College of Law. She worked her way through college and law school while employed full-time as a Houston police officer.

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, Republican Governor Bill Clements appointed her as Judge of the 180th State Criminal District Court. Lykos served as a senior district judge, a special assignments judge, and as Director of Special Projects for County Judge Robert Eckels, and Director of Judicial and Legal Issues for County Judge Ed Emmett.[3]

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 American Bar Association, and the State Bar of Texas. She is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation and the Houston Bar Foundation, of which she is a founding member. She has been an adjunct professor at South Texas College of Law, and taught at the National Judicial College on the campus of University of Nevada, Reno.

Lykos has appeared on Nightline, 48 Hours, and Crime in America.

Lykos defeated Democrat Brad Bradford, (former Houston Police Chief), in the general election on November 4, 2008.[4]

In the April 8, 2008 Republican primary runoff, she defeated prosecutor Kelly Sieglar 52.6% to 47.3%.[5] The Harris County District Attorney position became open after the former DA Chuck Rosenthal resigned in response to scandal.

References
  1. Connelly, Richard (2012-05-30). "Pat Lykos's Loss Brings Joy to Lots of Ex-Prosecutors". Houston Press. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  2. ABC13. "Harris County District Attorney Pat Lykos: What investigator did is not an 'investigation' | ABC13 Houston | abc13.com". ABC13 Houston. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  3. Grissom, Brandi (2010-08-27). "Pat Lykos: The TT Interview". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  4. Rogers, Brian; Roma Khanna (November 5, 2008). "Lykos wins Harris DA as Bradford's early lead vanishes". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved November 8, 2008.
  5. "Lykos Wins DA Run-Off Election". FOX News Houston. April 9, 2008. Retrieved November 8, 2008.
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