This is what Leading Publications around the state have said about Margaret Mirabal:

"Margaret Mirabal has done an excellent job in her nearly 14 years as a justice on the 1st Court of Appeals here in Houston. 
Over the years she has consistently garnered the highest ratings of appellate justices in one bar poll after another. She was voted Appellate Judge of the Year in 1996 by the Texas Association of Civil Trial and Appellate Specialists. Mirabal is highly regarded by lawyers and jurists of both parties."
- Houston Chronicle 9/21/2002

"Mirabal, a justice on the Houston-based First Court of Appeals, has served on that court since 1988, gaining experience and a solid reputation as a fair judge."
- San Antonio Express-News  10/15/02

"Mirabal has been a respected justice on the 1st Court of Appeals in Houston for 14 years and has been named the state's top appeals court judge."
- Bryan College Station Eagle 10/21/02

"Mirabal has been an appellate judge on the First Court of Appeals since 1988 and has won awards and frequent re-election for her even-handed application of the law."
- Waco Tribune Herald 10/13/02

"Mirabal has sterling credentials. Over her years on the bench she has consistently gotten the highest ratings of appellate justices in bar polls and was voted Appellate Judge of the Year in 1996 by the Texas Association of Civil Trial and Appellate Specialists. She is highly regarded by lawyers and jurists of both parties. . . 
She said a good judge issues rulings based on law, not on party affiliation."
- Tyler Morning Telegraph 10/23/02

"Mirabal's 14 years on the 1st Court of Appeals has been distinguished... Her ethics and integrity are unquestioned."
- Longview News Journal 10/25/02

"Judge Mirabal has been a justice on Houston's distinguished 1st Court of Appeals for 14 years and a practicing attorney for a dozen years before that. She is consistently ranked as one of the state's finest appellate judges."
- The Victoria Advocate 10/21/02

"Mirabal is serving her 14th year on the 1st Court of Appeals. She was named Appellate Judge of the Year in Texas in 1996. She brings a wealth of experience."
- Amarillo Globe News 10/08/02