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==Career==

==Career==

His first work in the law was as a briefing attorney at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, based in [[Waco, Texas|Waco]].  He then joined the Austin firm of Liddell Sapp Zivley Hill & LaBoon (later Locke Liddell & Sapp) in September 1988, at which he was an attorney and partner in the litigation section. From 1993 to 2000, he was a lecturer and adjunct [[professor]] of trial advocacy at UT Law School. In 2005, [[Governor]] [[Rick Perry]] appointed his fellow [[Republican Party|Republican]]  to serve as a justice on the Texas Third Court of Appeals in Austin<ref name=obit/>. After his appointment, he was elected the next year in 2006 to the court for a full term. He defeated the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Jim Sybert Coronado, 248,916 votes (51.3 percent) to 236, 314 (46.7 percent).<ref>Texas Secretary of State, General election returns, November 7, 2006.</ref>

His first work in the law was as a briefing attorney at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, based in [[Waco, Texas|Waco]].  He then joined the Austin firm of Liddell Sapp Zivley Hill & LaBoon (later Locke Liddell & Sapp) in September 1988, at which he was an attorney and partner in the litigation section. From 1993 to 2000, he was a lecturer and adjunct [[professor]] of trial advocacy at UT Law School. In 2005, [[Governor]] [[Rick Perry]] appointed his fellow [[Republican Party|Republican]]  to serve as a justice on the Texas Third Court of Appeals in Austin.<ref name=obit/> After his appointment, he was elected the next year in 2006 to the court for a full term. He defeated the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Jim Sybert Coronado, 248,916 votes (51.3 percent) to 236, 314 (46.7 percent).<ref>Texas Secretary of State, General election returns, November 7, 2006.</ref>

Judge Waldrop resigned from the bench in September 2010, with more than two years remaining in his term. Instead, he returned to Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell. From 2015 until his death, he was a partner at Terrill and Waldrop, in which capacity he engaged in high-stakes litigation for many clients. He was particularly skilled with his cross-examination of witnesses. His advocacy skills were motivated by his  sense of justice and the search for truth.<ref name=obit/>

Judge Waldrop resigned from the bench in September 2010, with more than two years remaining in his term. Instead, he returned to Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell. From 2015 until his death, he was a partner at Terrill and Waldrop, in which capacity he engaged in high-stakes litigation for many clients. He was particularly skilled with his cross-examination of witnesses. His advocacy skills were motivated by his  sense of justice and the search for truth.<ref name=obit/>