Gary Watkins
| Gary Lynn Watkins | |
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| Ector County Judge | |
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In office 1977–1982 |
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| Preceded by | Joseph "Joe" Connally |
| Succeeded by | Nola Jan Fisher Greaves |
| Texas State Representative from District 75 (Ector County) | |
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In office 1987–1993 |
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| Preceded by | J. Kelly Godwin (District 75) |
| Succeeded by | George E. "Buddy" West (reconfigured District 81) |
| Judge of the Texas State District Court for the 244th District | |
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In office 1999–2004 |
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| Preceded by | Joseph "Joe" Connally |
| Succeeded by | William Stacy Trotter |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
December 12, 1946 Crane, Crane County Texas, USA |
| Died | August 8, 2004 (aged 57) Odessa, Ector County, Texas |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Hope Coley Watkins |
| Children |
R. Trent Watkins |
| Parents | Leonard Lamar and Leona Elizabeth Brosh Watkins |
| Residence | Odessa, Texas |
| Alma mater |
Permian High School |
| Occupation | Attorney |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
R. Trent Watkins
Travis Watkins
Grant Watkins
Heather Watkins
Permian High School
University of Texas
Gary Lynn Watkins (December 12, 1946 – August 8, 2004) was a lawyer and Democratic politician from Odessa in Ector County in West Texas. From 1987 to 1993, Watkins held the District 75 seat, since largely reconfigured into District 81, in the Texas House of Representatives.
Watkins was the only child of Leonard Lamar "Toots" Watkins (c. 1922-1997), an oil company mechanic, and the former Leona Elizabeth Brosh (c 1923-2011), a beautician. He was born in the oil production center of Crane in Crane County to the south of Odessa. Reared in Odessa, he graduated in 1965 from Permian High School in Odessa. He received his bachelor's degree in government from the University of Texas at Austin; in 1973, he obtained his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law.
On May 1, 1976, Watkins ran unsuccessfully in the Democratic primary for the Texas House. In 1977, while an alternative municipal judge, Watkins was appointed Ector county judge, a position to which he was subsequently elected. The outgoing county judge, Joseph "Joe" Connally, resigned to accept the newly created 244th state District Court position under appointment from Governor Dolph Briscoe. Watkins would succeed Connally not only as county judge but twenty-two years later as state court judge.
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