Supporting Women in Political Science (SWIPS) continued its Spring 2018 speaker series by hosting Justice Melissa Goodwin of the Texas 3rd Court of Appeals. Justice Goodwin spoke to the group at on Wednesday, February 28, 2018 about her educational background and professional training before becoming a Texas District Court Judge and Justice of the Peace for Travis County. She currently serves on the Texas Third Court of Appeals. The talk was followed meeting was a lively Q & A in which Justice Goodwin answered student questions ranging from law school, practice as an attorney, becoming an elected official, the legacy of sex-based discrimination in the workplace, to juggling work and family obligations.
