Cathy Cochran
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Cathy Cochran | |
|---|---|
| Place 9 Judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals | |
| In office September 28, 2001 – January 7, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Verla Sue Holland |
| Succeeded by | David Newell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 11, 1944 |
| Died | February 7, 2021 (aged 76) |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | David Herasimchuk |
| Children | Two daughters |
| Alma mater | Stanford University University of Houston Law Center |
Cathleen Cochran Herasimchuk (née Cochran; November 11, 1944 – February 7, 2021), was a judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. A resident of Austin, Texas, she was initially appointed to the court on September 28, 2001 by Governor Rick Perry[2][3] and elected by Texas voters in 2002 and 2008.[4] She did not seek re-election to the bench in 2014 and was succeeded in her Place 9 seat by her fellow Republican, David Newell of Houston. She died on February 7, 2021.[5]
Born in California,[6] Cochran earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in English with distinction from Stanford University in 1966.[3][4][7] That same year, she married David Herasimchuk, whom she had met at Stanford. Initially she took his surname of Herasimchuk as her married name. In October 2001, however, at the urging of her husband and friends, she changed back to her maiden name of Cochran in order to run for re-election to the Court because the name was easier to pronounce; at that point her husband changed his name to Cochran, too.[6] They have two daughters and resided in Austin, Texas.[3][7][8]
After their marriage, the couple moved from California to Peru, where David's parents lived. They then moved to Boston, so he could attend Harvard Business School. After David graduated, he worked for Global Marine, an offshore drilling company, so they moved to Los Angeles, Houston in 1976, Venezuela in 1978, and back to Houston in 1980.[6]
