Gov. Rick Perry appointed two judges Oct. 7 to fill Williamson County judicial district positions.
Perry appointed Stacey Mathews of Austin as judge of the 277th Judicial District and Rick Kennon as judge of the 368th Judicial District. Kennon's and Mathews' terms will run through the next general election in Fall 2014.
Mathews is an Austin resident who presently serves as an assistant district attorney in the Williamson County District Attorney's Office. Prior to coming to Williamson County, Mathews served as an assistant district attorney in the Harris County District Attorney's Office. She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Northern Colorado and a law degree from the University of Houston Law Center.
Mathews takes over the judge's seat formerly held by Ken Anderson, who resigned the position Sept. 23 following allegations of misconduct for a murder case he prosecuted in the 1980s. Anderson had presided over the 277th Judicial District since 2002.
