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Charlie Baird was born on 1955 in Gilmer, Texas, U.S., is an American judge. Discover Charlie Baird's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 69 years old?

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Occupation Lawyer
Age 69 years old
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Born 1955
Birthday 1955
Birthplace Gilmer, Texas, U.S.
Nationality United States

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Charlie Baird, an Austin, Texas criminal defense attorney and retired state district court and Texas Court of Criminal Appeals associate judge, is best known for his efforts at promoting restorative justice during his time on the bench.

He is the only judge in the state of Texas to have exonerated a deceased individual, which he did in the case of Tim Cole.

1973

Charlie Baird was born and raised in Gilmer, Texas and is a 1973 graduate of Gilmer High School.

1976

Baird attended Kilgore College, then transferred to The University of Texas, graduating in 1976 with a degree in business administration.

1980

After working for Congressman Ray Roberts, Baird returned to Houston and South Texas College of Law; he graduated in December 1980 and began practicing law the following spring.

1989

After becoming disillusioned by what he viewed as a failure of some judges he practiced before to follow the law, read cases, and show some level of care about their work, Baird decided in 1989 to run for the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals in 1990.

Baird ran an aggressive statewide campaign, and was elected to the court the same year that Ann Richards defeated Clayton W. Williams, Jr., for governor.

During his two terms on the Court, Baird developed a reputation as an independent-minded jurist.

1990

In one of Baird's most famous dissents, he argued that Roy Criner, convicted of sexual assault in 1990, should be granted a new trial.

The majority in the 5-3 decision did not favor a new trial for Criner in spite of the fact that DNA testing—newly available at the time—showed Criner was not a match for the semen found in the victim.

Keller's majority opinion tried to downplay the evidence by claiming the victim may have been promiscuous and that Criner may have used a condom.

Keller was forced to issue the opinion only because Baird dissented on the case, which the majority preferred to address without a written opinion.

1993

In 1993, he was named the distinguished alumnus of South Texas College of Law.

1994

As the court began a rightward shift—first with the election of now-presiding judge Sharon Keller in 1994, Baird developed what the Austin Chronicle termed a "strong judicial voice" which increasingly became a voice of dissent during his latter years on the court.

Baird consistently wrote more opinions each year than any other judge on the court, and pushed the majority to address specific points of law through the crafting of strong and detailed opinions—often doing so even in instances where the majority would have preferred to address the cases without a written opinion.

1995

Baird earned his Master of Laws in Judicial Process from The University of Virginia School of Law in 1995.

Another man, Jerry Wayne Johnson, confessed to the rape in 1995.

Further, Mallin later admitted that she was mistaken as to the identity of her attacker.

She stated that investigators botched the gathering of evidence and withheld information from her, causing her to believe that Cole was the perpetrator.

Mallin told police that the rapist smoked during the rape.

However, Cole never smoked because of his severe asthma.

DNA evidence later showed him to be innocent.

1998

After losing the 1998 General Election in a Republican landslide, Baird served as a visiting justice on the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Texas Courts of Appeals and as a judge on the criminal trial benches in Travis County.

1999

Cole died in prison on December 2, 1999, during an asthma attack.

His family and the victim sought to clear his name.

2004

In addition, he was a visiting professor at Texas Tech University School of Law, Loyola University New Orleans School of Law, and his alma mater, South Texas College of Law where he received the Student Bar Association's Professor Excellence Award for 2004–2005 and 1999–2000.

Judge Baird taught criminal law and procedure, criminal trial advocacy, capital punishment, and appellate and post-conviction remedies.

And, while at Texas Tech, he supervised the students in the West Texas Innocence Project.

2005

In 2005, Baird was approached by a group of Travis County attorneys encouraging him to run for the seat being vacated by Judge Jon Wisser.

2006

Baird entered and won the 2006 Democratic Party Primary and 2006 General Election in Travis County and was sworn in on January 1, 2006.

As a judge, Baird gained high marks from the press and the public for his efforts at working to rehabilitate non-violent offenders—a practice which sparked ire from the Travis County District Attorney's Office and former DA Ronnie Earle.

Baird became the first felony district judge in Travis County to use GPS tracking devices for defendants on bond awaiting trial for violent offenses, and took the lead in using alcohol-monitoring equipment for felony probationers.

He worked diligently to establish relationships with businesses and job training programs to help defendants get better jobs.

2008

The hearings in Baird's court were held after a Lubbock County judge rejected previous similar petitions in August 2008.

Cole was convicted by a jury of rape, primarily based on the testimony of the victim, Michele Mallin.

He was sentenced to 25 years in prison.

While incarcerated, Cole was offered parole if he would admit guilt, but he refused.

2009

In February 2009, Baird presided over hearings related to the case of Tim Cole, a Texas Tech University student convicted of raping a fellow student in 1985.

In April 2009, Baird issued an exoneration order, noting, "to a 100 percent moral, factual and legal certainty" that Timothy Cole did not commit the rape.

Baird reversed the conviction and ordered Cole's record expunged.