JESSICA NATION HOLTMAN

Served as the court-appointed lawyer for three children (attorney ad litem) in an appeal over ending a parent's rights, from Lamar County Court at Law. The Sixth Court of Appeals in Texarkana upheld the trial court on June 5, 2026, case 06-26-00018-CV.

June 5, 2026Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: search.txcourts.gov · researched September 6, 2026

Represented Troy and Tammy McCormick, the winning side on appeal, in a civil case from Delta County. The Sixth Court of Appeals in Texarkana dismissed the other side's appeal on May 20, 2021, case 06-21-00023-CV.

May 20, 2021Favorable on Legal Competence

Source: search.txcourts.gov · researched September 6, 2026

Served as the court-appointed lawyer for five children (attorney ad litem) in an appeal over ending a parent's rights, from the 62nd District Court in Lamar County. The Sixth Court of Appeals in Texarkana upheld the trial court on November 3, 2023, case 06-23-00057-CV.

November 3, 2023

Source: search.txcourts.gov · researched September 6, 2026

Served as the court-appointed lawyer for two children (attorney ad litem) in an appeal over ending a parent's rights, from Lamar County Court at Law. The Sixth Court of Appeals in Texarkana upheld the trial court on January 18, 2022, case 06-21-00100-CV.

January 18, 2022

Source: search.txcourts.gov · researched September 6, 2026

Published a law review comment on June 5, 2018 arguing that Texas law makes it too hard for third-party parents, such as stepparents and other caregivers, to bring a custody suit. She wrote that the strict standing rules keep courts from reaching the best interest of the child. It ran in the Texas A&M Law Review, volume 5, pages 563 to 593.

June 5, 2018

Source: scholarship.law.tamu.edu · researched September 6, 2026