Texas Courts of Appeals
The Texas Courts of Appeals are a set of 14 appellate courts in the Texas judicial system with intermediate jurisdiction in civil and criminal cases that are appealed from the lower district or county courts.[1]
"The first intermediate appellate court in Texas was created by the Constitution of 1876, which created a Court of Appeals with appellate jurisdiction in all criminal cases and in all civil cases originating in the county courts. In 1891, an amendment was added to the Constitution authorizing the Legislature to establish intermediate courts of civil appeals located at various places throughout the State. The purpose of this amendment was to preclude the large quantity of civil litigation from further congest- ing the docket of the Supreme Court, while providing for a more convenient and less expensive system of intermediate appellate courts for civil cases. In 1980, a constitutional amendment extended the appellate jurisdiction of the courts of civil appeals to include criminal cases and changed the name of the courts to the 'courts of appeals.'"[2]
Jurisdiction
The state of Texas is divided into 14 regions, and each court has jurisdiction over cases in its geographic area.
- Texas First District Court of Appeals - Houston
- Texas Second District Court of Appeals - Fort Worth
- Texas Third District Court of Appeals - Austin
- Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals - San Antonio
- Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals - Dallas
- Texas Sixth District Court of Appeals - Texarkana
- Texas Seventh District Court of Appeals - Amarillo
- Texas Eighth District Court of Appeals - El Paso
- Texas Ninth District Court of Appeals - Beaumont
- Texas Tenth District Court of Appeals - Waco
- Texas Eleventh District Court of Appeals - Eastland
- Texas Twelfth District Court of Appeals - Tyler
- Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals - Corpus Christi & Edinburg
- Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals - Houston
Judges
The number of judges serving on each court is defined by statute and varies from three to 13. At a minimum, "each Court is presided over by a chief justice and has at least two other justices."[1] There are 80 judges authorized by statute for the 14 Courts of Appeals. Most cases are only heard by three justices; cases only require the full slate of justices in extreme circumstances.[1][3]
Judicial selection
- See also: Partisan election of judges and Judicial selection in Texas
The justices of the Texas Court of Appeals are selected in district level partisan elections. The elected justices serve six-year terms, after which they must run for re-election if they wish to remain on the court.[4]
Qualifications
To serve on the Texas Court of Appeals, a justice must be:
- a U.S. citizen;
- a resident of Texas;
- licensed to practice law in the state;
- between the ages of 35 and 75;*[5][6] and
- a practicing lawyer and/or judge for at least 10 years.[4]
Chief justice
The chief justice of each district court is selected by voters at large. He or she serves in that capacity for a full six-year term.[4]
Vacancies
In the event of a midterm vacancy, the governor appoints a replacement who must be confirmed by the Texas Senate. The appointee serves until the next general election, in which he or she may compete to serve for the remainder of the unexpired term.[4]
Salary
In 2023, the associate judges of the court received a salary of $178,400, according to the National Center for State Courts.[7]
Elections
To see election results, please visit the individual court pages.
2024
The terms of forty-five Texas intermediate appellate court judges will expire on December 31, 2024. The forty-five seats are up for partisan election on November 5, 2024. The primary was March 5, 2024, and a primary runoff was May 28, 2024. The filing deadline was December 11, 2023.
Candidates and results
First District
General election
Texas First District Court of Appeals general election, 2024 |
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Julie Countiss (i) |
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Texas First District Court of Appeals primary, 2024 |
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Second District
General election
Texas Second District Court of Appeals general election, 2024 |
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Bonnie Sudderth (i) |
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Wade Birdwell (i) |
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Dabney Bassel (i) |
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Mike Wallach (i) |
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Texas Second District Court of Appeals primary, 2024 |
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The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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Third District
General election
Texas Third District Court of Appeals general election, 2024 |
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Chari Kelly (i) |
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Gisela Triana (i) |
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Texas Third District Court of Appeals primary, 2024 |
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Fourth District
General election
Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals general election, 2024 |
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Luz Elena Chapa (i) |
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Liza Rodriguez (i) |
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Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals primary, 2024 |
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Fifth District
General election
Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals general election, 2024 |
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| Place 5 |
Erin Nowell (i) |
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Amanda Reichek (i) |
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Ken Molberg (i) |
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Emily Miskel (i) |
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Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals primary, 2024 |
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Sixth District
General election
Texas Sixth District Court of Appeals general election, 2024 |
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Jeff Rambin (i) |
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Texas Sixth District Court of Appeals primary, 2024 |
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Seventh District
General election
Texas Seventh District Court of Appeals general election, 2024 |
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Judy Parker (i) |
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Alex Yarbrough (i) |
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Texas Seventh District Court of Appeals primary, 2024 |
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Eighth District
General election
Texas Eighth District Court of Appeals general election, 2024 |
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Lisa Soto (i) |
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Gina Palafox (i) |
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Texas Eighth District Court of Appeals primary, 2024 |
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Ninth District
General election
Texas Ninth District Court of Appeals general election, 2024 |
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Leanne Johnson (i) |
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Texas Ninth District Court of Appeals primary, 2024 |
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The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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Tenth District
General election
Texas Tenth District Court of Appeals general election, 2024 |
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Texas Tenth District Court of Appeals primary, 2024 |
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Eleventh District
General election
Texas Eleventh District Court of Appeals general election, 2024 |
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John Bailey (i) |
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Texas Eleventh District Court of Appeals primary, 2024 |
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Twelfth District
General election
Texas Twelfth District Court of Appeals general election, 2024 |
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Greg Neeley (i) |
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Texas Twelfth District Court of Appeals primary, 2024 |
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Thirteenth District
General election
Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals general election, 2024 |
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Nora Longoria (i) |
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Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals primary, 2024 |
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Fourteenth District
General election
Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals general election, 2024 |
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Charles Spain (i) |
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Frances Bourliot (i) |
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Meagan Hassan (i) |
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Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals primary, 2024 |
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Judges not on the ballot
Fourth District
- Patricia Alvarez (Place Three)
Fifth District
- Robert D. Burns III (Chief Justice)
- Bill Pedersen (Place Nine)
Ninth District
- Hollis Horton (Place Four)
Tenth District
- Steve Smith (Place Three)
Thirteenth District
- Dori Contreras (Chief Justice)
- Jaime Tijerina (Place Four)
- Gina Benavides (Place Five)
Note: Judges Tijerina and Benavides filed to run for the Thirteenth District, Chief Justice seat.
2022
The terms of 20 Texas intermediate appellate court judges expired on December 31, 2022. The 20 seats were up for partisan election on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for March 1, 2022. A primary runoff was scheduled for May 24, 2022.
Candidates and election results
First District Court of Appeals
Chief Justice: Countliss' seat
General election
General election for Texas First District Court of Appeals Chief Justice
Terry Adams defeated incumbent Julie Countiss and Theodore Wood in the general election for Texas First District Court of Appeals Chief Justice on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Terry Adams (R) | 50.8 | 820,060 |
 | Julie Countiss (D) | 46.8 | 756,501 | |
| Theodore Wood (Independent)  | 2.4 | 38,560 | |
| Total votes: 1,615,121 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas First District Court of Appeals Chief Justice
Incumbent Julie Countiss advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas First District Court of Appeals Chief Justice on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Julie Countiss | 100.0 | 199,571 |
| Total votes: 199,571 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas First District Court of Appeals Chief Justice
Terry Adams advanced from the Republican primary for Texas First District Court of Appeals Chief Justice on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Terry Adams | 100.0 | 254,690 |
| Total votes: 254,690 | |||
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Place 4: Farris' seat
General election
General election for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 4
Incumbent April Farris defeated Mike Engelhart in the general election for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 4 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | April Farris (R) | 52.2 | 841,506 |
 | Mike Engelhart (D) | 47.8 | 770,499 | |
| Total votes: 1,612,005 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 4
Mike Engelhart advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 4 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Engelhart | 100.0 | 198,575 |
| Total votes: 198,575 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 4
Incumbent April Farris advanced from the Republican primary for Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 4 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | April Farris | 100.0 | 252,325 |
| Total votes: 252,325 | |||
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Second District Court of Appeals
Place 3: Kerr's seat
General election
General election for Texas Second District Court of Appeals Place 3
Incumbent Elizabeth Kerr defeated Delonia Watson in the general election for Texas Second District Court of Appeals Place 3 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Elizabeth Kerr (R) | 60.8 | 654,798 |
 | Delonia Watson (D) | 39.2 | 421,853 | |
| Total votes: 1,076,651 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas Second District Court of Appeals Place 3
Delonia Watson advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Second District Court of Appeals Place 3 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Delonia Watson | 100.0 | 94,747 |
| Total votes: 94,747 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Second District Court of Appeals Place 3
Incumbent Elizabeth Kerr advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Second District Court of Appeals Place 3 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Elizabeth Kerr | 100.0 | 208,586 |
| Total votes: 208,586 | |||
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Third District Court of Appeals
Place 4: Goodwin vacancy
General election
General election for Texas Third District Court of Appeals Place 4
Rosa Lopez Theofanis defeated Lesli Fitzpatrick in the general election for Texas Third District Court of Appeals Place 4 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Rosa Lopez Theofanis (D) | 52.6 | 558,955 |
 | Lesli Fitzpatrick (R) | 47.4 | 503,131 | |
| Total votes: 1,062,086 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
The Democratic primary runoff election was canceled. Rosa Lopez Theofanis advanced from the Democratic primary runoff for Texas Third District Court of Appeals Place 4.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Beth Payán (D)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas Third District Court of Appeals Place 4
Rosa Lopez Theofanis and Beth Payán advanced to a runoff. They defeated Paula Knippa in the Democratic primary for Texas Third District Court of Appeals Place 4 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rosa Lopez Theofanis | 49.0 | 75,171 |
| ✔ | | Beth Payán | 29.9 | 45,880 |
| Paula Knippa | 21.2 | 32,505 | |
| Total votes: 153,556 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Third District Court of Appeals Place 4
Lesli Fitzpatrick advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Third District Court of Appeals Place 4 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lesli Fitzpatrick | 100.0 | 168,126 |
| Total votes: 168,126 | |||
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Fourth District Court of Appeals
Place 6: Rios' seat
General election
General election for Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals Place 6
Incumbent Irene Alarcon Rios defeated Todd McCray in the general election for Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals Place 6 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Irene Alarcon Rios (D) | 50.6 | 410,773 |
 | Todd McCray (R) | 49.4 | 400,399 | |
| Total votes: 811,172 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals Place 6
Incumbent Irene Alarcon Rios advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals Place 6 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Irene Alarcon Rios | 100.0 | 129,445 |
| Total votes: 129,445 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals Place 6
Todd McCray advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals Place 6 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Todd McCray | 100.0 | 129,604 |
| Total votes: 129,604 | |||
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Place 7: Valenzuela's seat (unexpired term)
General election
Special general election for Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals Place 7
Incumbent Lori I. Valenzuela defeated Beckie Palomo in the special general election for Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals Place 7 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lori I. Valenzuela (R) | 50.6 | 409,842 |
| Beckie Palomo (D) | 49.4 | 400,505 | |
| Total votes: 810,347 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals Place 7
Beckie Palomo advanced from the special Democratic primary for Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals Place 7 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Beckie Palomo | 100.0 | 128,720 |
| Total votes: 128,720 | |||
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Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals Place 7
Incumbent Lori I. Valenzuela advanced from the special Republican primary for Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals Place 7 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lori I. Valenzuela | 100.0 | 127,986 |
| Total votes: 127,986 | |||
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Fifth District Court of Appeals
Place 4: Myers vacancy
General election
General election for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 4
Maricela Moore defeated Emily Miskel in the general election for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 4 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Maricela Moore (D) | 50.8 | 572,345 |
 | Emily Miskel (R) | 49.2 | 553,846 | |
| Total votes: 1,126,191 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 4
Maricela Moore advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 4 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Maricela Moore | 100.0 | 154,697 |
| Total votes: 154,697 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 4
Emily Miskel advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 4 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Emily Miskel | 100.0 | 162,174 |
| Total votes: 162,174 | |||
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Place 7: Schenck vacancy
General election
General election for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 7
Nancy Kennedy defeated Kristina Williams in the general election for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 7 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Nancy Kennedy (D) | 51.1 | 574,887 |
| Kristina Williams (R) | 48.9 | 550,649 | |
| Total votes: 1,125,536 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 7
Nancy Kennedy advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 7 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Nancy Kennedy | 100.0 | 154,084 |
| Total votes: 154,084 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 7
Kristina Williams advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 7 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kristina Williams | 100.0 | 161,080 |
| Total votes: 161,080 | |||
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Sixth District Court of Appeals
Chief Justice: Stevens' seat
General election
The general election was canceled. Incumbent Scott Stevens won election in the general election for Texas Sixth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Sixth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice
Incumbent Scott Stevens advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Sixth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Scott Stevens | 100.0 | 69,747 |
| Total votes: 69,747 | |||
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Place 3
General election
Reason canceled : Uncontested election; candidate(s) won
Seventh District Court of Appeals
Place 3 (unexpired term)
General election
Reason canceled : Uncontested election; candidate(s) won
Place 4: Doss' seat
General election
The general election was canceled. Incumbent Lawrence Doss won election in the general election for Texas Seventh District Court of Appeals Place 4.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Seventh District Court of Appeals Place 4
Incumbent Lawrence Doss advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Seventh District Court of Appeals Place 4 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lawrence Doss | 100.0 | 75,696 |
| Total votes: 75,696 | |||
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Eighth District Court of Appeals
Place 2: Alley's seat (unexpired term)
General election
Special general election for Texas Eighth District Court of Appeals Place 2
Lisa Soto defeated incumbent Jeff Alley in the special general election for Texas Eighth District Court of Appeals Place 2 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lisa Soto (D) | 60.4 | 111,838 |
| Jeff Alley (R) | 39.6 | 73,367 | |
| Total votes: 185,205 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for Texas Eighth District Court of Appeals Place 2
Lisa Soto defeated Veronica Lerma in the special Democratic primary for Texas Eighth District Court of Appeals Place 2 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lisa Soto | 54.6 | 21,005 |
| Veronica Lerma | 45.4 | 17,498 | |
| Total votes: 38,503 | |||
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Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for Texas Eighth District Court of Appeals Place 2
Incumbent Jeff Alley advanced from the special Republican primary for Texas Eighth District Court of Appeals Place 2 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeff Alley | 100.0 | 21,289 |
| Total votes: 21,289 | |||
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Ninth District Court of Appeals
Place 2: Kreger vacancy
General election
General election for Texas Ninth District Court of Appeals Place 2
Jay Wright defeated Bob Mabry in the general election for Texas Ninth District Court of Appeals Place 2 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jay Wright (R) | 75.7 | 285,428 |
 | Bob Mabry (D) | 24.3 | 91,397 | |
| Total votes: 376,825 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas Ninth District Court of Appeals Place 2
Bob Mabry advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Ninth District Court of Appeals Place 2 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bob Mabry | 100.0 | 23,885 |
| Total votes: 23,885 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Ninth District Court of Appeals Place 2
Jay Wright defeated Stephanie Hall in the Republican primary for Texas Ninth District Court of Appeals Place 2 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jay Wright | 58.7 | 66,929 |
 | Stephanie Hall | 41.3 | 47,039 | |
| Total votes: 113,968 | |||
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Tenth District Court of Appeals
Place 3: Smith's seat
General election
The general election was canceled. Incumbent Steve Smith won election in the special general election for Texas Tenth District Court of Appeals Place 3.
Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for Texas Tenth District Court of Appeals Place 3
Incumbent Steve Smith advanced from the special Republican primary for Texas Tenth District Court of Appeals Place 3 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Steve Smith | 100.0 | 96,556 |
| Total votes: 96,556 | |||
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Eleventh District Court of Appeals
Place 3: Trotter's seat
General election
The general election was canceled. Incumbent Stacy Trotter won election in the general election for Texas Eleventh District Court of Appeals Place 3.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Eleventh District Court of Appeals Place 3
Incumbent Stacy Trotter advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Eleventh District Court of Appeals Place 3 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Stacy Trotter | 100.0 | 65,044 |
| Total votes: 65,044 | |||
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Twelfth District Court of Appeals
Place 2: Hoyle's seat
General election
The general election was canceled. Incumbent Brian Hoyle won election in the general election for Texas Twelfth District Court of Appeals Place 2.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Twelfth District Court of Appeals Place 2
Incumbent Brian Hoyle advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Twelfth District Court of Appeals Place 2 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Brian Hoyle | 100.0 | 90,584 |
| Total votes: 90,584 | |||
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Thirteenth District Court of Appeals
Place 3: Hinojosa's seat
General election
General election for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3
Aaron Peña defeated incumbent Leticia Hinojosa in the general election for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Aaron Peña (R) | 52.6 | 225,339 |
| Leticia Hinojosa (D) | 47.4 | 203,288 | |
| Total votes: 428,627 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3
Incumbent Leticia Hinojosa advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Leticia Hinojosa | 100.0 | 69,825 |
| Total votes: 69,825 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3
Aaron Peña defeated Ysmael Fonseca in the Republican primary for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Aaron Peña | 64.5 | 48,789 |
 | Ysmael Fonseca | 35.5 | 26,853 | |
| Total votes: 75,642 | |||
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Fourteenth District Court of Appeals
Place 2: Jewell's seat
General election
General election for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 2
Incumbent Kevin Jewell defeated Cheri Thomas in the general election for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 2 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kevin Jewell (R) | 51.9 | 835,179 |
 | Cheri Thomas (D) | 48.1 | 772,544 | |
| Total votes: 1,607,723 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 2
Cheri Thomas defeated Kyle Carter in the Democratic primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 2 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cheri Thomas | 58.9 | 123,720 |
 | Kyle Carter | 41.1 | 86,401 | |
| Total votes: 210,121 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 2
Incumbent Kevin Jewell advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 2 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kevin Jewell | 100.0 | 251,056 |
| Total votes: 251,056 | |||
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Place 9: Wilson's seat
General election
General election for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 9
Incumbent Randy Wilson defeated William Demond in the general election for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 9 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Randy Wilson (R) | 52.9 | 849,980 |
 | William Demond (D) | 47.1 | 756,443 | |
| Total votes: 1,606,423 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 9
William Demond defeated Chris Conrad in the Democratic primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 9 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | William Demond | 62.2 | 125,636 |
 | Chris Conrad | 37.8 | 76,487 | |
| Total votes: 202,123 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 9
Incumbent Randy Wilson advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 9 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Randy Wilson | 100.0 | 251,345 |
| Total votes: 251,345 | |||
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Judges not on the ballot
Third District Court of Appeals
- Melissa Goodwin (Place 4)
Fifth District Court of Appeals
- Lana Myers (Place 4)
- David Schenck (Place 7)
Ninth District Court of Appeals
- Charles Kreger (Place 2)
2020
The terms of 21 Texas Courts of Appeals justices expired on December 31, 2020. The 21 seats were up for partisan election on November 3, 2020. A primary was scheduled for March 3, 2020, and a primary runoff was scheduled for July 14, 2020. A full term on the court is six years.
Candidates and election results
First District Court of Appeals
General election
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Russell Lloyd (i) |
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Terry Adams (i) |
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Texas First District Court of Appeals |
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Second District Court of Appeals
General election
Texas Second District Court of Appeals |
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Texas Second District Court of Appeals |
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Texas Second District Court of Appeals |
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The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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Third District Court of Appeals
General election
Texas Third District Court of Appeals |
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Jeff L. Rose (i) |
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Texas Third District Court of Appeals |
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Fourth District Court of Appeals
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Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals |
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Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals |
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Fifth District Court of Appeals
General election
Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals |
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David Evans (i) |
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Bill Whitehill (i) |
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Replacement candidate
David Bridges (R) was running for re-election to the Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals when he died on July 25, 2020.[8] He had advanced from the Republican primary on March 3, 2020. Because of the timing of his death, Republican Party precinct chairs from his district were permitted to nominate a replacement candidate to the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2020.[9] The local Republican Party precinct chairs selected John Browning (R) to replace Bridges on the general election ballot.[10]
Primary election
Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals |
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Replacement candidate
David Bridges (R) was running for re-election to the Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals when he died on July 25, 2020.[11] He had advanced from the Republican primary on March 3, 2020. Because of the timing of his death, Republican Party precinct chairs from his district were permitted to nominate a replacement candidate to the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2020.[12] The local Republican Party precinct chairs selected John Browning (R) to replace Bridges on the general election ballot.[13]
Sixth District Court of Appeals
General election
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Seventh District Court of Appeals
General election
Texas Seventh District Court of Appeals |
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Primary election
Texas Seventh District Court of Appeals |
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The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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Voided primary
A primary for Texas' Seventh District Court of Appeals Place 4 special election was originally scheduled for and held on March 3, 2020. Because the race was left off of the primary ballots provided by the Texas Secretary of State office to the Republican Party county chairs of Cochran and Collingsworth counties, the Republican primary voters in those counties were not able to vote in the primary contest. In the March 3 primary, incumbent Lawrence Doss received 45,676 votes and candidate Steven Denny received 45,973 votes, with Denny winning by a margin of 297 votes.[14][15]
On March 12, 2020, Doss filed a challenge to the election results in Potter County. The trial court held that due to the Secretary of State election official's mistake, eligible voters in the affected counties were prevented from voting and the "true outcome" of the primary election could not be certain.[14]
On April 1, 2020, the trial court entered its final judgment that the March 3 primary election be voided and that candidates Doss and Denny must have a do-over election in the entire 46-county area served by the Seventh District Court of Appeals.[14]
On appeal, the Second District Court of Appeals affirmed the ruling of the trial court, holding that the number of disenfranchised voters exceeded the margin of difference between the votes cast in the primary. Because the trial court could not make certain the election's true outcome, the statutory remedy would be to void the election and order a new one. The new primary election was ordered to take place on July 14, 2020, the same day as the Republican Party primary runoff election.[14]
Eighth District Court of Appeals
General election
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Jeff Alley (i) |
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Texas Eighth District Court of Appeals |
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Ninth District Court of Appeals
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Texas Ninth District Court of Appeals |
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Texas Ninth District Court of Appeals |
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Texas Ninth District Court of Appeals |
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The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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Tenth District Court of Appeals
General election
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Texas Tenth District Court of Appeals |
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The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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Eleventh District Court of Appeals
General election
Texas Eleventh District Court of Appeals |
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Texas Eleventh District Court of Appeals |
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The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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Twelfth District Court of Appeals
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Texas Twelfth District Court of Appeals |
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The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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Thirteenth District Court of Appeals
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Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals |
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Fourteenth District Court of Appeals
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Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals |
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Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals |
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Candidates and election results
First District Court of Appeals
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Texas First District Court of Appeals |
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Jane Bland (i) |
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Jennifer Caughey (i) |
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Second District Court of Appeals
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Third District Court of Appeals
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Primary runoff election
Place 6
■ Michael Toth (R) 
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Fourth District Court of Appeals
General election
Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals |
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Fifth District Court of Appeals
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Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals |
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Douglas Lang (i) |
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David Evans (i) |
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Craig Stoddart (i) |
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Jason Boatright (i) |
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Molly Francis (i) |
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Sixth District Court of Appeals
General election
General election candidates
- Scott Stevens (Republican Party) ✔
Primary election
Place 2
Incumbent Bailey Moseley (R) did not seek re-election.
■ Scott Stevens (R)
Seventh District Court of Appeals
General election
General election candidates
- Judy Parker (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
General election candidates
- Patrick Pirtle (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
Primary election
Place 2
■ Judy Parker (R) (Incumbent)
Place 3
■ Patrick Pirtle (R) (Incumbent)
Eighth District Court of Appeals
General election
General election candidates
- Yvonne Rodriguez (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
General election candidates
- Gina Palafox (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
Primary election
Place 2
■ Yvonne Rodriguez (D) (Incumbent)
Place 3
■ Gina Palafox (D) (Incumbent)
Ninth District Court of Appeals
General election
General election candidates
- Leanne Johnson (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
General election candidates
- Hollis Horton (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
Primary election
Place 3
■ Leanne Johnson (R) (Incumbent)
Place 4
■ Hollis Horton (R) (Incumbent)
Tenth District Court of Appeals
General election
General election candidates
- Thomas Gray (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
Primary election
Eleventh District Court of Appeals
General election
General election candidates
- John Bailey (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
Primary election
Twelfth District Court of Appeals
General election
General election candidates
- Greg Neeley (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
Primary election
Chief justice
Incumbent Jim Wright (R) did not seek re-election.
■ John Bailey (R) (Incumbent - Place 3)
Place 3
■ Greg Neeley (R) (Incumbent)
Thirteenth District Court of Appeals
General election
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Fourteenth District Court of Appeals
General election
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Ethics
The Texas Code of Judicial Conduct sets forth ethical guidelines and principles for the conduct of judges and judicial candidates in Texas. It consists of eight overarching canons:
- Canon 1: Upholding the Integrity and Independence of the Judiciary
- Canon 2: Avoiding Impropriety and the Appearance of Impropriety in All of the Judge’s Activities
- Canon 3: Performing the Duties of Judicial Office Impartially and Diligently
- Canon 4: Conducting the Judge's Extra-Judicial Activities to Minimize the Risk of Conflict with Judicial Obligations
- Canon 5: Refraining from Inappropriate Political Activity
- Canon 6: Compliance with the Code of Judicial Conduct
- Canon 7: Effective Date of Compliance
- Canon 8: Construction and Terminology of the Code[16]
The full text of the Texas Code of Judicial Conduct can be found here.
Removal of judges
Court of Appeals judges in Texas may be removed in one of three ways:
- Removal or retirement by a review tribunal upon a Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct recommendation to the Supreme Court. The Commission investigates and, if warranted, prosecutes allegations of judicial misconduct. After a Commission recommendation, the Supreme Court selects a review tribunal made up of Court of Appeals judges to verify the Commission's findings and enter a judgment. Decisions are subject to appeal to the Supreme Court.
- By the governor on the address of two thirds of the Texas Senate and the Texas House of Representatives.
- By a two-thirds vote of the Senate, upon impeachment by a majority vote of the House.
State profile
| Demographic data for Texas | ||
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| Texas | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 27,429,639 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 261,232 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 74.9% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 11.9% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 4.2% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 0.5% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 2.5% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 38.4% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 81.9% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 27.6% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $53,207 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 19.9% | 11.3% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Texas. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
Presidential voting pattern
- See also: Presidential voting trends in Texas
Texas voted Republican in all six presidential elections between 2000 and 2020.
Pivot Counties (2016)
Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, one is located in Texas, accounting for 0.5 percent of the total pivot counties.[17]
Pivot Counties (2020)
In 2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won as Retained Pivot Counties and those won by Joe Biden (D) as Boomerang Pivot Counties. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. Texas had one Retained Pivot County, 0.55 percent of all Retained Pivot Counties.
More Texas coverage on Ballotpedia
- Elections in Texas
- United States congressional delegations from Texas
- Public policy in Texas
- Endorsers in Texas
- Texas fact checks
- More...
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Texas Judicial Branch, "Courts of Appeals," accessed October 20, 2015
- ↑ Texas Office of Court Administration, "FY 2010 Annual Report for the Texas Judiciary," December 2010
- ↑ Texas Judicial Branch, "Profile of Appellate and Trial Judges"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Texas," archived October 3, 2014
- ↑ Texas State Historical Association, "Judiciary," accessed September 12, 2014
- ↑ While no justice older than 74 may run for office, sitting justices who turn 75 are permitted to remain on the court until their terms expire.
- ↑ National Center for State Courts, "2023 Salaries and Rankings," accessed December 6, 2023
- ↑ New York Daily News, "Fifth District Court of Appeals Justice David Bridges killed by alleged drunk driver in 3-car Texas wreck," July 26, 2020
- ↑ Ballotpedia staff, "Phone conversation with the office of the Texas Secretary of State," July 28, 2020
- ↑ Texas Scorecard, "GOP Grassroots Choose John Browning as Dallas Court of Appeals Nominee," August 15, 2020
- ↑ New York Daily News, "Fifth District Court of Appeals Justice David Bridges killed by alleged drunk driver in 3-car Texas wreck," July 26, 2020
- ↑ Ballotpedia staff, "Phone conversation with the office of the Texas Secretary of State," July 28, 2020
- ↑ Texas Scorecard, "GOP Grassroots Choose John Browning as Dallas Court of Appeals Nominee," August 15, 2020
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 Texas Second District Court of Appeals, Steven Denny v. The Honorable Lawrence M. 'Larry' Doss, Justice, 7th Court of Appeals, Place 4, decided April 30, 2020
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Texas Election Results," accessed May 15, 2020
- ↑ Texas Judicial Branch, "Texas Code of Judicial Conduct," amended August 22, 2002
- ↑ The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
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Federal courts:
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, Northern District of Texas, Southern District of Texas • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, Northern District of Texas, Southern District of Texas
State courts:
Texas Supreme Court • Texas Court of Appeals • Texas Court of Criminal Appeals • Texas District Courts • Texas County Courts • Texas County Courts at Law • Texas Statutory Probate Courts • Texas Justice of the Peace Courts
State resources:
Courts in Texas • Texas judicial elections • Judicial selection in Texas
