Elizabeth Lee Thompson, J.D., Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Law at South Texas College of Law. Professor Thompson’s scholarship centers on legal justice, the rule of law, civil and appellate procedure, state courts, appellate law, and legal history and her teaching focuses on contracts and state courts.

Thompson’s published work includes a book and articles on legal and historical subjects. Her most recent articles include publications in UC Irvine Law Review, Connecticut Law Review, Seton Hall Law Review, and Denver Law Review (forthcoming). The Supreme Court of Texas among others has cited to her work. Thompson formerly taught at SMU Dedman School of Law as Assistant Clinical Professor of Legal Analysis, Writing, and Research. She was honored to be elected by students to receive the SMU Women-In-Law Distinguished Faculty Member Award in 2024. Thompson has also taught legal and historical subjects at Stanford Law School and the University of Texas at Arlington. She is a board-certified attorney in Civil Appellate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.

Thompson was a Partner in the Appellate Practice Group at Thompson, Coe, Cousins, & Irons, L.L.P in Dallas, where she specialized in civil appeals and original proceedings in the Texas state courts and federal courts. She served as a Staff Attorney for Justice Elizabeth Lang-Miers at the Fifth District Court of Appeals at Dallas, Texas. Thompson’s previous service to the bar includes Co-Chair of the Texas Appellate Hall of Fame Committee of the State Bar of Texas Appellate Section and Council Member of the Dallas Bar Association Appellate Section.