Given the question: Facts: - residence: houston , texas - successor: cheryl johnson - spouse: brenda kemp-overstreet - office: judge , texas court of criminal appeals - term end: 1999 - term start: 1991 - birth date: 1951 - name: morris overstreet - occupation: lawyer - birth place: amarillo , texas - religion: methodist - governor: ann 1995-1999 -rrb- richards -lrb- 1991-1995 -rrb- george w. bush -lrb- - alma mater: angelo state university -lrb- b.a. -rrb- Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of morris overstreet .
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judge morris l. overstreet is the first african-american elected to a statewide office in the history of the state of texas .he was twice elected to serve on the state 's highest criminal appellate court , texas court of criminal appeals , from 1990 to 1998 .as a member of the court , he authored over 500 opinions .