Texas Court Of Criminal Appeals
From Ballotpedia | Texas Court of Criminal Appeals |
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| Court Information |
| Justices: 9 |
| Founded: 1876 |
| Location: Austin |
| Salary |
| Associates: $168,000[1] |
| Judicial Selection |
| Method: Partisan election |
| Term: 6 years |
| Active justices |
| Barbara Hervey, Mary Lou Keel, Sharon Keller, Jesse McClure, David Newell, Bert Richardson, Michelle Slaughter, Scott Walker, Kevin Patrick Yeary |
Founded in 1876, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals is the state's court of last resort for criminal matters and has nine judgeships. The current presiding judge of the court is Sharon Keller.
As of August 2021, all nine judges on the court identified with the Republican party.
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals meets in Austin, Texas.
In Texas, state supreme court justices are elected in partisan elections. There are eight states that use this selection method. To read more about the partisan election of judges, click here.
Jurisdiction[edit]
The Texas Supreme Court has jurisdiction over all civil cases, while the Court of Criminal Appeals exercises discretionary review over criminal cases. This means the court may choose whether or not to review a case. The only cases that the court must hear are those that involve sentencing decisions in capital punishment cases and other cases involving liberty issues, such capital punishment cases, cases where bail has been denied and habeas cases where a person being detained attempts to prove some constitutional right has been violated as a result of their detention. The court is based in the state capital, Austin, and includes nine judges. Article V of the Texas Constitution vests the judicial power of the state in the court, describes the court's jurisdiction. It also details the rules for judicial eligibility, elections, and filling vacancies on the court between elections.
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals hears both mandatory and discretionary cases. "All cases that result in the death penalty are automatically directed to the Court of Criminal Appeals from the trial court level. A significant portion of the Court’s workload also involves the mandatory review of applications for post-conviction habeas corpus relief in felony cases without a death penalty, over which the Court has sole authority. In addition, decisions made by the intermediate courts of appeals in criminal cases may be appealed to the Court of Criminal Appeals by petition for discretionary review, which may be filed by the State, the defendant, or both. However, the Court may also review a decision on its own motion."[2]
The following text from Article V, Section 5 of the Texas Constitution covers the organization and jurisdiction of the court:
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Jurisdiction of Court of Criminal Appeals; Terms of Court; Clerk (a) The Court of Criminal Appeals shall have final appellate jurisdiction coextensive with the limits of the state, and its determinations shall be final, in all criminal cases of whatever grade, with such exceptions and under such regulations as may be provided in this Constitution or as prescribed by law. (b) The appeal of all cases in which the death penalty has been assessed shall be to the Court of Criminal Appeals. The appeal of all other criminal cases shall be to the Courts of Appeal as prescribed by law. In addition, the Court of Criminal Appeals may, on its own motion, review a decision of a Court of Appeals in a criminal case as provided by law. Discretionary review by the Court of Criminal Appeals is not a matter of right, but of sound judicial discretion. (c) Subject to such regulations as may be prescribed by law, the Court of Criminal Appeals and the Judges thereof shall have the power to issue the writ of habeas corpus, and, in criminal law matters, the writs of mandamus, procedendo, prohibition, and certiorari. The Court and the Judges thereof shall have the power to issue such other writs as may be necessary to protect its jurisdiction or enforce its judgments. The court shall have the power upon affidavit or otherwise to ascertain such matters of fact as may be necessary to the exercise of its jurisdiction.[3][4] |
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| —Texas Constitution, Article V, Section 5 | ||
Judges[edit]
The court is composed of a presiding judge and eight judges. Each judge serves a six-year term. They are elected in staggered partisan elections.
The table below lists the current justices of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, their political party, and when they assumed office.
| Office | Name | Party | Date assumed office |
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| Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 2 | Mary Lou Keel | Republican | January 1, 2017 |
| Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 3 | Bert Richardson | Republican | January 1, 2015 |
| Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 4 | Kevin Patrick Yeary | Republican | January 1, 2015 |
| Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 5 | Scott Walker | Republican | January 1, 2017 |
| Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 6 | Jesse McClure | Republican | January 1, 2021 |
| Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 7 | Barbara Hervey | Republican | January 1, 2001 |
| Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 8 | Michelle Slaughter | Republican | January 1, 2019 |
| Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 9 | David Newell | Republican | January 1, 2015 |
| Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Presiding Judge | Sharon Keller | Republican | January 1, 2001 |
Judicial selection[edit]
- See also: Judicial selection in Texas
The nine judges of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals are selected in statewide partisan elections. The elected justices and judges serve six-year terms, after which they must run for re-election if they wish to remain on the court.[5]
Qualifications[edit]
To serve on any of the appellate courts, a judge must be:
- a U.S. citizen;
- a resident of Texas;
- licensed to practice law in the state;
- between the ages of 35 and 75;*[6][7] and
- a practicing lawyer and/or judge for at least 10 years.[5]
Presiding judge[edit]
The presiding judge of the Texas Criminal Court of Appeals is selected by voters at large. He or she serves in that capacity for a full six-year term.[5]
Vacancies[edit]
- See also: How vacancies are filled in state supreme courts
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.[5]
The map below highlights how vacancies are filled in state supreme courts across the country.
Elections[edit]
- See also: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals elections
2024[edit]
- See also: Texas Supreme Court elections, 2024
Texas is one of two states with two courts of last resort. The Texas Supreme Court is the state's court of last resort for civil matters. The terms of three Texas Supreme Court justices will expire on December 31, 2024. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals is the state's court of last resort for criminal matters. The terms of three court of criminal appeals justices will expire on December 31, 2024. All six seats were 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.
Judges with expiring terms[edit]
Candidates and results[edit]
Texas Supreme Court
Place 2[edit]
General election
General election for Texas Supreme Court Place 2
Incumbent Jimmy Blacklock defeated DaSean Jones in the general election for Texas Supreme Court Place 2 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jimmy Blacklock (R) | 58.3 | 6,345,815 |
 | DaSean Jones (D) | 41.7 | 4,536,697 | |
| Total votes: 10,882,512 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 2
DaSean Jones defeated Randy Sarosdy in the Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 2 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | DaSean Jones | 59.6 | 529,623 |
 | Randy Sarosdy | 40.4 | 359,402 | |
| Total votes: 889,025 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 2
Incumbent Jimmy Blacklock advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 2 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jimmy Blacklock | 100.0 | 1,749,450 |
| Total votes: 1,749,450 | |||
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Place 4[edit]
General election
General election for Texas Supreme Court Place 4
Incumbent John Devine defeated Christine Weems in the general election for Texas Supreme Court Place 4 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John Devine (R) | 57.4 | 6,231,147 |
 | Christine Weems (D) | 42.6 | 4,621,352 | |
| Total votes: 10,852,499 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Matthew Sercely (L)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 4
Christine Weems advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 4 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Christine Weems | 100.0 | 825,485 |
| Total votes: 825,485 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 4
Incumbent John Devine defeated Brian Walker in the Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 4 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Devine | 50.4 | 921,556 |
 | Brian Walker | 49.6 | 905,418 | |
| Total votes: 1,826,974 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Texas Supreme Court Place 4
Matthew Sercely advanced from the Libertarian convention for Texas Supreme Court Place 4 on April 14, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ |  | Matthew Sercely (L) |
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Place 6[edit]
General election
General election for Texas Supreme Court Place 6
Incumbent Jane Bland defeated Bonnie Lee Goldstein and David Roberson in the general election for Texas Supreme Court Place 6 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jane Bland (R) | 56.4 | 6,120,459 |
 | Bonnie Lee Goldstein (D) | 40.4 | 4,385,939 | |
 | David Roberson (L) | 3.3 | 353,966 | |
| Total votes: 10,860,364 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 6
Bonnie Lee Goldstein defeated Joe Pool Jr. in the Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 6 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bonnie Lee Goldstein | 73.1 | 646,690 |
 | Joe Pool Jr. | 26.9 | 237,465 | |
| Total votes: 884,155 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 6
Incumbent Jane Bland advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 6 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jane Bland | 100.0 | 1,690,507 |
| Total votes: 1,690,507 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Texas Supreme Court Place 6
David Roberson advanced from the Libertarian convention for Texas Supreme Court Place 6 on April 14, 2024.
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| ✔ | | David Roberson (L) |
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Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Presiding judge[edit]
General election
General election for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Presiding Judge
David Schenck defeated Holly Taylor in the general election for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Presiding Judge on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | David Schenck (R) | 58.3 | 6,304,009 |
 | Holly Taylor (D) | 41.7 | 4,506,015 | |
| Total votes: 10,810,024 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Presiding Judge
Holly Taylor advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Presiding Judge on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Holly Taylor | 100.0 | 829,500 |
| Total votes: 829,500 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Presiding Judge
David Schenck defeated incumbent Sharon Keller in the Republican primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Presiding Judge on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Schenck | 62.6 | 1,174,795 |
 | Sharon Keller | 37.4 | 702,464 | |
| Total votes: 1,877,259 | |||
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Place 7[edit]
General election
General election for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 7
Gina Parker defeated Nancy Mulder in the general election for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 7 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Gina Parker (R) | 58.4 | 6,315,067 |
 | Nancy Mulder (D) | 41.6 | 4,492,592 | |
| Total votes: 10,807,659 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Mark Ash (L)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 7
Nancy Mulder advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 7 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Nancy Mulder | 100.0 | 819,154 |
| Total votes: 819,154 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 7
Gina Parker defeated incumbent Barbara Hervey in the Republican primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 7 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gina Parker | 66.1 | 1,210,956 |
 | Barbara Hervey | 33.9 | 621,660 | |
| Total votes: 1,832,616 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 7
Mark Ash advanced from the Libertarian convention for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 7 on April 14, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ |  | Mark Ash (L) |
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Place 8[edit]
General election
General election for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 8
Lee Finley defeated Chika Anyiam in the general election for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 8 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lee Finley (R) | 59.0 | 6,359,010 |
 | Chika Anyiam (D) | 41.0 | 4,427,470 | |
| Total votes: 10,786,480 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Stephan Kinsella (L)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 8
Chika Anyiam advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 8 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chika Anyiam | 100.0 | 804,891 |
| Total votes: 804,891 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 8
Lee Finley defeated incumbent Michelle Slaughter in the Republican primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 8 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lee Finley | 53.9 | 988,824 |
 | Michelle Slaughter | 46.1 | 846,549 | |
| Total votes: 1,835,373 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 8
Stephan Kinsella advanced from the Libertarian convention for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 8 on April 14, 2024.
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2022[edit]
- See also: Texas Supreme Court elections, 2022
Candidates and election results[edit]
Texas Supreme Court
Place 3[edit]
General election
General election for Texas Supreme Court Place 3
Incumbent Debra Lehrmann defeated Erin Nowell and Tom Oxford in the general election for Texas Supreme Court Place 3 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Debra Lehrmann (R) | 56.2 | 4,475,136 |
 | Erin Nowell (D) | 41.8 | 3,330,529 | |
 | Tom Oxford (L) | 2.0 | 162,036 | |
| Total votes: 7,967,701 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 3
Erin Nowell advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 3 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Erin Nowell | 100.0 | 914,184 |
| Total votes: 914,184 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 3
Incumbent Debra Lehrmann advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 3 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Debra Lehrmann | 100.0 | 1,535,581 |
| Total votes: 1,535,581 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Texas Supreme Court Place 3
Tom Oxford advanced from the Libertarian convention for Texas Supreme Court Place 3 on April 10, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Tom Oxford (L) |
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Place 5[edit]
General election
General election for Texas Supreme Court Place 5
Incumbent Rebeca Huddle defeated Amanda Reichek in the general election for Texas Supreme Court Place 5 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Rebeca Huddle (R) | 57.1 | 4,530,668 |
 | Amanda Reichek (D) | 42.9 | 3,406,054 | |
| Total votes: 7,936,722 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 5
Amanda Reichek advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 5 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Amanda Reichek | 100.0 | 913,836 |
| Total votes: 913,836 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 5
Incumbent Rebeca Huddle advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 5 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rebeca Huddle | 100.0 | 1,519,069 |
| Total votes: 1,519,069 | |||
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Place 9[edit]
General election
Special general election for Texas Supreme Court Place 9
Incumbent Evan Young defeated Julia Maldonado in the special general election for Texas Supreme Court Place 9 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Evan Young (R) | 56.4 | 4,474,900 |
 | Julia Maldonado (D) | 43.6 | 3,458,103 | |
| Total votes: 7,933,003 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 9
Julia Maldonado advanced from the special Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 9 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Julia Maldonado | 100.0 | 922,595 |
| Total votes: 922,595 | |||
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Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 9
Incumbent Evan Young defeated David Schenck in the special Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 9 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Evan Young | 54.9 | 860,852 |
| David Schenck | 45.1 | 708,359 | |
| Total votes: 1,569,211 | |||
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Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Place 2[edit]
General election
The general election was canceled. Incumbent Mary Lou Keel won election in the general election for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 2.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 2
Incumbent Mary Lou Keel advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 2 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mary Lou Keel | 100.0 | 1,485,583 |
| Total votes: 1,485,583 | |||
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Place 5[edit]
General election
General election for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 5
Incumbent Scott Walker defeated Dana Huffman in the general election for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 5 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Scott Walker (R) | 56.9 | 4,513,500 |
 | Dana Huffman (D) | 43.1 | 3,413,071 | |
| Total votes: 7,926,571 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 5
Dana Huffman advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 5 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dana Huffman | 100.0 | 911,472 |
| Total votes: 911,472 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 5
Incumbent Scott Walker defeated Clint Morgan in the Republican primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 5 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Scott Walker | 56.6 | 884,160 |
 | Clint Morgan | 43.4 | 677,504 | |
| Total votes: 1,561,664 | |||
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Place 6[edit]
General election
General election for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 6
Incumbent Jesse McClure defeated Robert Johnson in the general election for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 6 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jesse McClure (R) | 57.2 | 4,526,307 |
 | Robert Johnson (D) | 42.8 | 3,383,705 | |
| Total votes: 7,910,012 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 6
Robert Johnson advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 6 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Robert Johnson | 100.0 | 906,119 |
| Total votes: 906,119 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 6
Incumbent Jesse McClure advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 6 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jesse McClure | 100.0 | 1,474,886 |
| Total votes: 1,474,886 | |||
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2020[edit]
- See also: Texas Supreme Court elections, 2020
Candidates and election results[edit]
Texas Supreme Court
Chief justice[edit]
General election
General election for Texas Supreme Court Place 1 Chief Justice
Incumbent Nathan Hecht defeated Amy Clark Meachum and Mark Ash in the general election for Texas Supreme Court Place 1 Chief Justice on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Nathan Hecht (R) | 53.0 | 5,827,085 |
 | Amy Clark Meachum (D) | 44.5 | 4,893,402 | |
| Mark Ash (L) | 2.5 | 277,491 | |
| Total votes: 10,997,978 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Charles E. Waterbury (G)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 1 Chief Justice
Amy Clark Meachum defeated Jerry Zimmerer in the Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 1 Chief Justice on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Amy Clark Meachum | 80.5 | 1,434,175 |
 | Jerry Zimmerer | 19.5 | 347,186 | |
| Total votes: 1,781,361 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- William McLeod (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 1 Chief Justice
Incumbent Nathan Hecht advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 1 Chief Justice on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Nathan Hecht | 100.0 | 1,718,096 |
| Total votes: 1,718,096 | |||
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Green convention
Green convention for Texas Supreme Court Place 1 Chief Justice
Charles E. Waterbury advanced from the Green convention for Texas Supreme Court Place 1 Chief Justice on April 18, 2020.
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Texas Supreme Court Place 1 Chief Justice
Mark Ash advanced from the Libertarian convention for Texas Supreme Court Place 1 Chief Justice on August 3, 2020.
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Place 6[edit]
General election
General election for Texas Supreme Court Place 6
Incumbent Jane Bland defeated Kathy Cheng in the general election for Texas Supreme Court Place 6 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jane Bland (R) | 55.2 | 6,050,534 |
 | Kathy Cheng (D) | 44.8 | 4,903,527 | |
| Total votes: 10,954,061 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 6
Kathy Cheng defeated Larry Praeger in the Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 6 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kathy Cheng | 74.5 | 1,310,598 |
| Larry Praeger | 25.5 | 448,114 | |
| Total votes: 1,758,712 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 6
Incumbent Jane Bland advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 6 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jane Bland | 100.0 | 1,699,236 |
| Total votes: 1,699,236 | |||
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Place 7[edit]
General election
General election for Texas Supreme Court Place 7
Incumbent Jeffrey S. Boyd defeated Staci Williams and William Bryan Strange in the general election for Texas Supreme Court Place 7 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jeffrey S. Boyd (R) | 53.3 | 5,843,420 |
 | Staci Williams (D) | 44.4 | 4,861,649 | |
| William Bryan Strange (L) | 2.3 | 256,742 | |
| Total votes: 10,961,811 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 7
Staci Williams defeated Brandy Voss in the Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 7 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Staci Williams | 65.1 | 1,134,105 |
 | Brandy Voss | 34.9 | 608,288 | |
| Total votes: 1,742,393 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 7
Incumbent Jeffrey S. Boyd advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 7 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeffrey S. Boyd | 100.0 | 1,702,071 |
| Total votes: 1,702,071 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Texas Supreme Court Place 7
William Bryan Strange advanced from the Libertarian convention for Texas Supreme Court Place 7 on August 3, 2020.
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Place 8[edit]
General election
General election for Texas Supreme Court Place 8
Incumbent Brett Busby defeated Gisela Triana and Tom Oxford in the general election for Texas Supreme Court Place 8 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Brett Busby (R) | 53.4 | 5,847,135 |
 | Gisela Triana (D) | 44.1 | 4,826,674 | |
| Tom Oxford (L) | 2.5 | 274,959 | |
| Total votes: 10,948,768 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 8
Gisela Triana defeated Peter M. Kelly in the Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 8 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gisela Triana | 72.0 | 1,251,611 |
 | Peter M. Kelly | 28.0 | 485,697 | |
| Total votes: 1,737,308 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 8
Incumbent Brett Busby advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 8 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brett Busby | 100.0 | 1,692,583 |
| Total votes: 1,692,583 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Texas Supreme Court Place 8
Tom Oxford advanced from the Libertarian convention for Texas Supreme Court Place 8 on August 3, 2020.
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Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Place 3[edit]
General election
General election for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 3
Incumbent Bert Richardson defeated Elizabeth Davis Frizell in the general election for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 3 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Bert Richardson (R) | 54.5 | 5,953,924 |
 | Elizabeth Davis Frizell (D) | 45.5 | 4,964,460 | |
| Total votes: 10,918,384 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 3
Elizabeth Davis Frizell defeated Dan Wood and William Demond in the Democratic primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 3 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Elizabeth Davis Frizell | 68.7 | 1,184,280 |
 | Dan Wood | 19.2 | 331,715 | |
 | William Demond | 12.0 | 207,651 | |
| Total votes: 1,723,646 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 3
Incumbent Bert Richardson defeated Gina Parker in the Republican primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 3 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bert Richardson | 51.8 | 897,496 |
| Gina Parker | 48.2 | 833,893 | |
| Total votes: 1,731,389 | |||
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Place 4[edit]
General election
General election for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 4
Incumbent Kevin Patrick Yeary defeated Tina Yoo Clinton in the general election for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 4 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kevin Patrick Yeary (R) | 54.8 | 5,974,016 |
 | Tina Yoo Clinton (D) | 45.2 | 4,924,207 | |
| Total votes: 10,898,223 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 4
Tina Yoo Clinton defeated Steven Miears in the Democratic primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 4 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tina Yoo Clinton | 80.5 | 1,380,356 |
 | Steven Miears | 19.5 | 334,474 | |
| Total votes: 1,714,830 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 4
Incumbent Kevin Patrick Yeary advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 4 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kevin Patrick Yeary | 100.0 | 1,679,193 |
| Total votes: 1,679,193 | |||
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Place 6[edit]
- See also: Texas Supreme Court justice vacancy (December 2020)
Justice Michael Keasler's term expired on December 31, 2020. Keasler was required to leave office by a mandatory-retirement provision in the Texas Constitution.
Mike Snipes (D) had declared his candidacy for the seat prior to Texas' statewide filing deadline. However, Keasler's seat was ultimately not up for election in 2020. Gov. Greg Abbott (R) chose Keasler's replacement.[8]
Place 9[edit]
General election
General election for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 9
Incumbent David Newell defeated Brandon Birmingham in the general election for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 9 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | David Newell (R) | 55.3 | 6,015,909 |
 | Brandon Birmingham (D) | 44.7 | 4,863,142 | |
| Total votes: 10,879,051 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 9
Brandon Birmingham advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 9 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brandon Birmingham | 100.0 | 1,570,444 |
| Total votes: 1,570,444 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 9
Incumbent David Newell advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 9 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Newell | 100.0 | 1,676,841 |
| Total votes: 1,676,841 | |||
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2018[edit]
- See also: Texas Supreme Court elections, 2018
Candidates and results[edit]
Texas Supreme Court
Place 2[edit]
General election
General election for Texas Supreme Court Place 2
Incumbent Jimmy Blacklock defeated Steven Kirkland in the general election for Texas Supreme Court Place 2 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jimmy Blacklock (R) | 53.2 | 4,358,756 |
 | Steven Kirkland (D) | 46.8 | 3,838,411 | |
| Total votes: 8,197,167 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 2
Steven Kirkland advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 2 on March 6, 2018.
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 2
Incumbent Jimmy Blacklock advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 2 on March 6, 2018.
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Place 4[edit]
General election
General election for Texas Supreme Court Place 4
Incumbent John Devine defeated R.K. Sandill in the general election for Texas Supreme Court Place 4 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Devine (R) | 53.7 | 4,399,890 |
 | R.K. Sandill (D) | 46.3 | 3,792,144 | |
| Total votes: 8,192,034 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 4
R.K. Sandill advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 4 on March 6, 2018.
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 4
Incumbent John Devine advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 4 on March 6, 2018.
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Place 6[edit]
General election
General election for Texas Supreme Court Place 6
Incumbent Jeff Brown defeated Kathy Cheng in the general election for Texas Supreme Court Place 6 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jeff Brown (R) | 53.7 | 4,404,602 |
| Kathy Cheng (D) | 46.3 | 3,796,001 | |
| Total votes: 8,200,603 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 6
Kathy Cheng advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 6 on March 6, 2018.
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 6
Incumbent Jeff Brown advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 6 on March 6, 2018.
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Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Presiding judge[edit]
General election
General election for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Presiding Judge
Incumbent Sharon Keller defeated Maria T. Jackson and William Bryan Strange in the general election for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Presiding Judge on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sharon Keller (R) | 52.2 | 4,288,913 |
 | Maria T. Jackson (D) | 45.5 | 3,734,179 | |
| William Bryan Strange (L) | 2.3 | 187,384 | |
| Total votes: 8,210,476 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Presiding Judge
Maria T. Jackson advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Presiding Judge on March 6, 2018.
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Presiding Judge
Incumbent Sharon Keller defeated David Bridges in the Republican primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Presiding Judge on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sharon Keller | 52.1 | 671,361 |
 | David Bridges | 47.9 | 616,096 | |
| Total votes: 1,287,457 | |||
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Place 7[edit]
General election
General election for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 7
Incumbent Barbara Hervey defeated Ramona Franklin in the general election for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 7 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Barbara Hervey (R) | 54.2 | 4,429,113 |
 | Ramona Franklin (D) | 45.8 | 3,750,114 | |
| Total votes: 8,179,227 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 7
Ramona Franklin advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 7 on March 6, 2018.
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 7
Incumbent Barbara Hervey advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 7 on March 6, 2018.
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Place 8[edit]
General election
General election for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 8
Michelle Slaughter defeated Mark Ash in the general election for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 8 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michelle Slaughter (R) | 74.7 | 4,760,576 |
| Mark Ash (L) | 25.3 | 1,614,119 | |
| Total votes: 6,374,695 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 8
Michelle Slaughter defeated Jay Brandon and Dib Waldrip in the Republican primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 8 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michelle Slaughter | 52.8 | 666,763 |
| Jay Brandon | 30.7 | 387,751 | |
 | Dib Waldrip | 16.4 | 207,209 | |
| Total votes: 1,261,723 | |||
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2016[edit]
- Main article: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals elections, 2016
Three seats on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals were on the general election ballot on November 8, 2016. These seats were held by Lawrence Meyers (D), Cheryl Johnson (R), and Michael Keasler (R) heading into the election. Each justice elected to the court serves a six-year term. The court had an 8-1 Republican majority heading into the election.
General election candidates[edit]
Place 2[edit]■ Lawrence Meyers (D) (Incumbent) |
Place 5[edit]■ Betsy Johnson (D) |
Place 6[edit]■ Robert D. Burns III (D) |
Election results[edit]
November 8 general election[edit]
| Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 2, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Mary Lou Keel |
54.88% | 4,790,800 | |
| Democratic | Lawrence Meyers Incumbent | 40.05% | 3,496,205 | |
| Libertarian | Mark Ash | 3.68% | 321,568 | |
| Green | Adam Reposa | 1.39% | 121,467 | |
| Total Votes (100% reporting) | 8,730,040 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State Official Results | ||||
| Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 5, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Scott Walker (Texas) |
54.75% | 4,782,144 | |
| Democratic | Betsy Johnson (Texas) | 40.20% | 3,511,950 | |
| Libertarian | William Bryan Strange | 2.84% | 248,109 | |
| Green | Judith Sanders-Castro | 2.21% | 192,913 | |
| Total Votes (100% reporting) | 8,735,116 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State Official Results | ||||
| Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 6, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Michael Keasler Incumbent |
54.97% | 4,785,012 | |
| Democratic | Robert D. Burns III | 40.89% | 3,558,844 | |
| Libertarian | Mark Bennett (Texas) | 4.14% | 360,167 | |
| Total Votes (100% reporting) | 8,704,023 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State Official Results | ||||
May 24 primary runoff[edit]
Place 2[edit]
| Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Republican Runoff, Place 2, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Mary Lou Keel |
50.87% | 184,405 | |
| Republican | Ray Wheless | 49.13% | 178,114 | |
| Total Votes (100% Reporting) | 362,519 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State Official Results | ||||
Place 5[edit]
| Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Republican Runoff, Place 5, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Scott Walker (Texas) |
58.02% | 206,922 | |
| Republican | Brent Webster | 41.98% | 149,714 | |
| Total Votes (100% Reporting) | 356,636 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State Official Results | ||||
March 1 primary election[edit]
Place 2[edit]
| Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 2, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Mary Lou Keel |
39.42% | 785,448 | |
| Republican | Ray Wheless |
35.43% | 705,909 | |
| Republican | Chris Oldner | 25.15% | 501,063 | |
| Total Votes (100% Reporting) | 1,992,420 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State Official Results | ||||
| Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 2, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Lawrence Meyers Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 971,670 | |
| Total Votes (100% Reporting) | 971,670 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State Official Results | ||||
Place 5[edit]
| Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 5, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Scott Walker |
41.48% | 833,757 | |
| Republican | Brent Webster |
20.45% | 411,119 | |
| Republican | Steve Smith | 19.60% | 393,992 | |
| Republican | Sid Harle | 18.47% | 371,303 | |
| Total Votes (100% Reporting) | 2,010,171 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State Official Results | ||||
| Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 5, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Betsy Johnson (unopposed) |
100.00% | 985,406 | |
| Total Votes (100% Reporting) | 985,406 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State Official Results | ||||
Place 6[edit]
| Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 6, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Michael Keasler Incumbent |
56.87% | 1,102,194 | |
| Republican | Richard Dean Davis | 43.13% | 835,758 | |
| Total Votes (100% Reporting) | 1,937,952 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State Official Results | ||||
| Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 6, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Robert D. Burns III (unopposed) |
100.00% | 958,408 | |
| Total Votes (100% Reporting) | 958,408 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State Official Results | ||||
- Election history until 2012 (click to expand)
2014[edit]
- See also Texas judicial elections, 2014
Place 4Candidate Incumbency Party Primary Vote Election Vote Barbara Walther No Republican 39.6% Mark Bennett (Texas) No Libertarian 3.6% 
John Granberg No Democratic 100% 
36.5% Bert Richardson No Republican 60.4% 59.8%
Place 9Candidate Incumbency Party Primary Vote Election Vote Kevin Patrick Yeary No Republican 54.7% 76.2% Richard Dean Davis No Republican 28.0% Judith Sanders-Castro No Green 10.4% Quanah Parker No Libertarian 13.3% Jani Jo Wood No Republican 17.4% Candidate Incumbency Party Primary Vote Election Vote William Kirkendall No Republican 47.7% William Bryan Strange No Libertarian 13.1% David Newell No Republican 52.3% 78.3% 2012[edit]
Candidate Incumbency Party Place Primary Vote Election Vote Barbara Hervey Yes Republican Place 7 100% 77.9% Elsa Alcala Yes Republican Place 8 100% 78.1% Keith Hampton No Democratic Presiding Judge 100% 41.2% Lance Stott No Libertarian Presiding Judge 3.3% Mark Bennett (Texas) No Libertarian Place 6 22.1% Sharon Keller Yes Republican 100% 55.5% William Bryan Strange No Libertarian Place 5 21.9%
Caseloads[edit]
The table below details the number of cases filed with the court and the number of dispositions (decisions) the court reached in each year.[9]
| Texas Court of Criminal Appeals caseload data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Filings | Dispositions |
| 2022 | 4,027 | 4,203 |
| 2021 | 4,975 | 5,412 |
| 2020 | 5,120 | 4,578 |
| 2019 | 5,414 | 5,411 |
| 2018 | 5,957 | 6,231 |
| 2017 | 6,380 | 6,375 |
| 2016 | 6,838 | 6,849 |
| 2015 | 6,908 | 6,876 |
| 2014 | 7,246 | 7,299 |
| 2013 | 7,661 | 7,855 |
| 2012 | 7,762 | 7,502 |
| 2011 | 7,169 | 7,147 |
| 2010 | 6,903 | 6,823 |
| 2009 | 7,644 | 7,914 |
| 2008 | 8,189 | 8,416 |
| 2007 | 9,047 | 9,222 |
Analysis[edit]
Ballotpedia Courts: Determiners and Dissenters (2021)[edit]
- See also: Ballotpedia Courts: Determiners and Dissenters
In 2020, Ballotpedia published Ballotpedia Courts: Determiners and Dissenters, a study on how state supreme court justices decided the cases that came before them. Our goal was to determine which justices ruled together most often, which frequently dissented, and which courts featured the most unanimous or contentious decisions.
The study tracked the position taken by each state supreme court justice in every case they decided in 2020, then tallied the number of times the justices on the court ruled together. We identified the following types of justices:
- We considered two justices opinion partners if they frequently concurred or dissented together throughout the year.
- We considered justices a dissenting minority if they frequently opposed decisions together as a -1 minority.
- We considered a group of justices a determining majority if they frequently determined cases by a +1 majority throughout the year.
- We considered a justice a lone dissenter if he or she frequently dissented alone in cases throughout the year.
Summary of cases decided in 2020[edit]
- Number of justices: 9
- Number of cases: 159
- Percentage of cases with a unanimous ruling: 81.1% (129)
- Justice most often writing the majority opinion: Justice Keller (9)
- Per curiam decisions: 116
- Concurring opinions: 22
- Justice with most concurring opinions: Justice Keasler (6)
- Dissenting opinions: 21
- Justice with most dissenting opinions: Justice Yeary (7)
For the study's full set of findings in Texas, click here.
Ballotpedia Courts: State Partisanship (2020)[edit]
- See also: Ballotpedia Courts: State Partisanship
Last updated: June 15, 2020
In 2020, Ballotpedia published Ballotpedia Courts: State Partisanship, a study examining the partisan affiliation of all state supreme court justices in the country as of June 15, 2020.
The study presented Confidence Scores that represented our confidence in each justice's degree of partisan affiliation, based on a variety of factors. This was not a measure of where a justice fell on the political or ideological spectrum, but rather a measure of how much confidence we had that a justice was or had been affiliated with a political party. To arrive at confidence scores we analyzed each justice's past partisan activity by collecting data on campaign finance, past political positions, party registration history, as well as other factors. The five categories of Confidence Scores were:
- Strong Democrat
- Mild Democrat
- Indeterminate[10]
- Mild Republican
- Strong Republican
We used the Confidence Scores of each justice to develop a Court Balance Score, which attempted to show the balance among justices with Democratic, Republican, and Indeterminate Confidence Scores on a court. Courts with higher positive Court Balance Scores included justices with higher Republican Confidence Scores, while courts with lower negative Court Balance Scores included justices with higher Democratic Confidence Scores. Courts closest to zero either had justices with conflicting partisanship or justices with Indeterminate Confidence Scores.[11]
Texas had a Court Balance Score of 10.4, indicating Republican control of the court. In total, the study found that there were 15 states with Democrat-controlled courts, 27 states with Republican-controlled courts, and eight states with Split courts. The map below shows the court balance score of each state.
Noteworthy cases[edit]
The following are noteworthy cases heard before the Texas Supreme Court. For a full list of opinions published by the court, click here. Know of a case we should cover here? Let us know by emailing us.
| • A third-party informant is enough to obtain a warrant, Texas high court rules (2013) | Click for summary→ |
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Police officers in Texas may now acquire search warrants "based on predictions of the commission of future crimes," wrote a dissenting judge in an opinion from the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.[12] The court's December 11, 2013 ruling closed a case that began in the summer of 2010, when Parker County police walked into the home of Mark Wehrenberg without a warrant and arrested him and his associates. The police, having received a confidential tip that Wehrenberg planned to cook methamphetamine, had staked out the home for a month prior to making the arrests.[12] The police sought a warrant after arresting Wehrenberg to confiscate the meth-making supplies, which included ammonia, rock salt, stripped lithium batteries, clear tubing, funnels, and boxes of pseudoephedrine. On the warrant application, the police neglected to mention that they had entered Wehrenberg's home before receiving authorization to do so, noting only the testimony of the confidential informant.[12] During Wehrenberg's trial, his lawyer asserted that the material evidence was invalid because it was found during an illegal search. The trial court judge overruled this claim, citing a federal independent source doctrine that validates such evidence when a third party has informed police about it beforehand. Wehrenberg was sentenced to five years in prison, pleading guilty to possession and intent to manufacture.[12] Upon appeal, the Second District Court of Appeals overturned the ruling, but the December 2013 decision by the high court allowed the original ruling to stand. Republican Judge Elsa Alcala penned the majority opinion, which cited federal precedent. The opinion explained that the illegally obtained evidence, normally not admissible in court, may be admitted through the independent source doctrine because it was later obtained lawfully.[12] To read the full opinion click here. Judge Lawrence Meyers, the only dissenter, reasoned that the police only applied for the warrant because they had previously entered the house and seen the evidence, writing that the third-party tip was functionally a prediction and not a confirmation.[12] To read the full dissent click here. | |
Ethics[edit]
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[13]
The full text of the Texas Code of Judicial Conduct can be found here.
Removal of judges[edit]
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.
History of the court[edit]
The Texas Constitution of 1876 alleviated the heavy civil caseload of the Supreme Court of Texas. Article V of the constitution established a three judge court of appeals to hear all appellate criminal cases. In 1891, Texas voters approved an amendment to keep the Supreme Court and established the Court of Civil Appeals. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals was the state's highest criminal court, and its three judges were elected to six-year terms. In 1978, a constitutional amendment increased the size of the Court of Criminal Appeals to nine judges.[14]
Former justices[edit]
| All former justices of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals:[15] | click for list → |
|---|---|
| Name: | Dates served: |
| Michael Keasler | 1999-2020 |
| Tom Price | 1996-2014 |
| Michael Jerry McCormick | 1981-2000 |
| Bill Marvin White | 1985-1997 |
| Samuel Houston Clinton, Jr. | 1979-1996 |
| Charles Frankin ("Chuck") Campbell | 1983-1994 |
| Charles Edward ("Chuck") Miller | 1983-1994 |
| Marvin Odell Teague | 1981-1991 |
| W. C. ("Bill") Davis | 1978-1990 |
| John Frank ("Jack") Onion, Jr. | 1967-1988 |
| Thomas Gilmer Davis | 1977-1987 |
| Wendell Albert Odom | 1971-1984 |
| Carl E. F. Dally | 1978-1983 |
| Truman Ernest Roberts | 1971-1982 |
| William T. Phillips | 1976-1980 |
| Leon Burr Douglas | 1969-1980 |
| Jim D. Vollers | 1978 |
| Thurman Morris Gupton | 1976 |
| William Arthur Morrison | 1951-1976 |
| Ernest Walter Belcher | 1967-1970 |
| Kenneth Koch Woodley | 1953-1970 |
| Meade Felix Griffin | 1949-1969 |
| James Wesley Dice, Jr. | 1967-1968 |
| William Thomas McDonald, Sr. | 1960-1966 |
| Lloyd Witten Davidson | 1955-1961 |
| Harry Newton Graves | 1937-1955 |
| Tom L. Beauchamp | 1939-1953 |
| Frank Lee Hawkins | 1921-1951 |
| Wright Chalfant Morrow | 1917-1939 |
| Offa Shivers Lattimore | 1919-1937 |
| William Lewis Davidson | 1891-1921 |
| Albert Collins Prendergast | 1911-1918 |
| Alfred John Harper | 1911-1917 |
| William Franklin Ramsey | 1907-1912 |
| Felix Johnson McCord | 1910-1911 |
| MiCahah Madison Brooks | 1899-1910 |
| John Nathaniel Henderson | 1894-1907 |
| James Mann Hurt | 1880-1898 |
| John Preston White | 1876-1892 |
| Samuel A. Willson | 1882-1891 |
| Clinton McKamy Winkler | 1876-1882 |
| George W. Clark | 1879-1880 |
| Mathew Duncan Ector | 1876-1879 |
Courts in Texas[edit]
- See also: Courts in Texas
In Texas, there are four federal district courts, a state supreme court, a state court of appeals, and trial courts with both general and limited jurisdiction. These courts serve different purposes, which are outlined in the sections below.
Click a link for information about that court type.
- Federal courts
- State supreme court
- State court of appeals
- Trial courts
The image below depicts the flow of cases through Texas' state court system. Cases typically originate in the trial courts and can be appealed to courts higher up in the system.
Partisan control of Texas state government[edit]
A state government trifecta is a term that describes single-party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government. A state supreme court plays a role in the checks and balances system of a state government.
Texas has a Republican trifecta. The Republican Party controls the office of governor and both chambers of the state legislature.
See also[edit]
| Texas | Judicial Selection | More Courts |
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External links[edit]
- Texas Judicial Branch, "Texas Court of Criminal Appeals"
Footnotes[edit]
- ↑ This is the base salary, which may increase with years of service or if you hold the position of chief judge.
- ↑ Texas Judicial Branch, "About the Court," accessed September 25, 2019
- ↑ Texas Constitution and Statutes, "Texas Constitution," accessed March 30, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedTXgeneral - ↑ Texas State Historical Association, "Judiciary," accessed September 12, 2014
- ↑ While no judge older than 74 may run for office, sitting judges who turn 75 are permitted to remain on the court until their terms expire.
- ↑ Off the Kuff, "You really have to plan for every election," November 10, 2019
- ↑ Texas Courts Online, "Annual Reports," accessed September 27, 2024
- ↑ An Indeterminate score indicates that there is either not enough information about the justice’s partisan affiliations or that our research found conflicting partisan affiliations.
- ↑ The Court Balance Score is calculated by finding the average partisan Confidence Score of all justices on a state supreme court. For example, if a state has justices on the state supreme court with Confidence Scores of 4, -2, 2, 14, -2, 3, and 4, the Court Balance is the average of those scores: 3.3. Therefore, the Confidence Score on the court is Mild Republican. The use of positive and negative numbers in presenting both Confidence Scores and Court Balance Scores should not be understood to that either a Republican or Democratic score is positive or negative. The numerical values represent their distance from zero, not whether one score is better or worse than another.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 Dallas Observer, "Judge: In Texas, Search Warrants Can Now Be Based on a 'Prediction of a Future Crime'," archived December 20, 2013
- ↑ Texas Judicial Branch, "Texas Code of Judicial Conduct," amended August 22, 2002
- ↑ Texas State Historical Association, "Texas Court of Criminal Appeals," accessed October 22, 2014
- ↑ Tarlton Law Library, "Justices of Texas 1836-1986," archived March 10, 2015
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:
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Lawrence Meyers • Tom Price (Texas) • Paul Womack • Cheryl Johnson • Michael Keasler • Charles Holcomb (Texas judge) • Cathy Cochran • Thomas Reavley • Fortunato Benavides • Elsa Alcala • Tom L. Beauchamp • Ernest Walter Belcher • MiCahah Madison Brooks • Charles Frankin ("Chuck") Campbell • George W. Clark • Samuel Houston Clinton, Jr. • Carl E. F. Dally • William Lewis Davidson • Lloyd Witten Davidson • Thomas Gilmer Davis • W. C. ("Bill") Davis • James Wesley Dice, Jr. • Leon Burr Douglas • Harry Newton Graves • Meade Felix Griffin • Thurman Morris Gupton • Alfred John Harper • Frank Lee Hawkins • John Nathaniel Henderson • James Mann Hurt • Offa Shivers Lattimore • Felix Johnson McCord • Michael Jerry McCormick • William Thomas McDonald, Sr. • Charles Edward ("Chuck") Miller • William Arthur Morrison • Wright Chalfant Morrow • Wendell Albert Odom • John Frank ("Jack") Onion, Jr. • William T. Phillips • Albert Collins Prendergast • William Franklin Ramsey • Truman Ernest Roberts • Eldred James Simkins • Marvin Odell Teague • Jim D. Vollers • Bill Marvin White • John Preston White • Samuel A. Willson • Clinton McKamy Winkler • Kenneth Koch Woodley • | ||
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