Texas Courts of Appeals

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The Texas Courts of Appeals are a set of 15 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]

## Contents

* 1 Jurisdiction
* 2 Judges
* 3 Judicial selection
* 3.1 Qualifications
* 3.2 Chief justice
* 3.3 Vacancies
* 3.4 Salary
* 4 Elections
* 4.1 2024
* 4.1.1 Candidates and results
* 4.1.2 First District
* 4.1.2.1 General election
* 4.1.2.2 Primary
* 4.1.3 Second District
* 4.1.3.1 General election
* 4.1.3.2 Primary
* 4.1.4 Third District
* 4.1.4.1 General election
* 4.1.4.2 Primary
* 4.1.5 Fourth District
* 4.1.5.1 General election
* 4.1.5.2 Primary
* 4.1.6 Fifth District
* 4.1.6.1 General election
* 4.1.6.2 Primary
* 4.1.7 Sixth District
* 4.1.7.1 General election
* 4.1.7.2 Primary
* 4.1.8 Seventh District
* 4.1.8.1 General election
* 4.1.8.2 Primary
* 4.1.9 Eighth District
* 4.1.9.1 General election
* 4.1.9.2 Primary
* 4.1.10 Ninth District
* 4.1.10.1 General election
* 4.1.10.2 Primary
* 4.1.11 Tenth District
* 4.1.11.1 General election
* 4.1.11.2 Primary
* 4.1.12 Eleventh District
* 4.1.12.1 General election
* 4.1.12.2 Primary
* 4.1.13 Twelfth District
* 4.1.13.1 General election
* 4.1.13.2 Primary
* 4.1.14 Thirteenth District
* 4.1.14.1 General election
* 4.1.14.2 Primary
* 4.1.15 Fourteenth District
* 4.1.15.1 General election
* 4.1.15.2 Primary
* 4.1.16 Judges not on the ballot
* 4.1.17 Fourth District
* 4.1.18 Fifth District
* 4.1.19 Ninth District
* 4.1.20 Tenth District
* 4.1.21 Thirteenth District
* 4.2 2022
* 4.2.1 Candidates and election results
* 4.2.1.1 First District Court of Appeals
* 4.2.1.2 Second District Court of Appeals
* 4.2.1.3 Third District Court of Appeals
* 4.2.1.4 Fourth District Court of Appeals
* 4.2.1.5 Fifth District Court of Appeals
* 4.2.1.6 Sixth District Court of Appeals
* 4.2.1.7 Seventh District Court of Appeals
* 4.2.1.8 Eighth District Court of Appeals
* 4.2.1.9 Ninth District Court of Appeals
* 4.2.1.10 Tenth District Court of Appeals
* 4.2.1.11 Eleventh District Court of Appeals
* 4.2.1.12 Twelfth District Court of Appeals
* 4.2.1.13 Thirteenth District Court of Appeals
* 4.2.1.14 Fourteenth District Court of Appeals
* 4.2.2 Judges not on the ballot
* 4.2.2.1 Third District Court of Appeals
* 4.2.2.2 Fifth District Court of Appeals
* 4.2.2.3 Ninth District Court of Appeals
* 4.3 2020
* 4.3.1 Candidates and election results
* 4.3.1.1 First District Court of Appeals
* 4.3.1.2 Second District Court of Appeals
* 4.3.1.3 Third District Court of Appeals
* 4.3.1.4 Fourth District Court of Appeals
* 4.3.1.5 Fifth District Court of Appeals
* 4.3.2 Replacement candidate
* 4.3.3 Replacement candidate
* 4.3.3.1 Sixth District Court of Appeals
* 4.3.3.2 Seventh District Court of Appeals
* 4.3.4 Voided primary
* 4.3.4.1 Eighth District Court of Appeals
* 4.3.4.2 Ninth District Court of Appeals
* 4.3.4.3 Tenth District Court of Appeals
* 4.3.4.4 Eleventh District Court of Appeals
* 4.3.4.5 Twelfth District Court of Appeals
* 4.3.4.6 Thirteenth District Court of Appeals
* 4.3.4.7 Fourteenth District Court of Appeals
* 4.4 2018
* 4.4.1 Candidates and election results
* 4.4.1.1 First District Court of Appeals
* 4.4.1.2 Second District Court of Appeals
* 4.4.1.3 Third District Court of Appeals
* 4.4.1.4 Fourth District Court of Appeals
* 4.4.1.5 Fifth District Court of Appeals
* 4.4.1.6 Sixth District Court of Appeals
* 4.4.1.7 Seventh District Court of Appeals
* 4.4.1.8 Eighth District Court of Appeals
* 4.4.1.9 Ninth District Court of Appeals
* 4.4.1.10 Tenth District Court of Appeals
* 4.4.1.11 Eleventh District Court of Appeals
* 4.4.1.12 Twelfth District Court of Appeals
* 4.4.1.13 Thirteenth District Court of Appeals
* 4.4.1.14 Fourteenth District Court of Appeals
* 5 Ethics
* 5.1 Removal of judges
* 6 State profile
* 6.1 Presidential voting pattern
* 6.1.1 Pivot Counties (2016)
* 6.1.2 Pivot Counties (2020)
* 7 See also
* 8 External links
* 9 Footnotes

## Jurisdiction[edit]

The state of Texas is divided into 14 regions, and each court has jurisdiction over cases in its geographic area. The fifteenth district court has jurisdiction over the entire state.

* 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
* Texas Fifteenth District Court of Appeals

## Judges[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

In 2024, the associate judges of the court received a base salary of $154,000, according to the Texas Office of Court Administration.[7]

## Elections[edit]

To see election results, please visit the individual court pages.

### 2024[edit]

See also: Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2024

The terms of forty-five Texas intermediate appellate court judges expired on December 31, 2024. The forty-five 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.

#### Candidates and results[edit]

#### First District[edit]

##### General election

#### Texas First District Court of Appeals general election, 2024

* Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
* = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Office |  Democratic |  Republican | Other
Place 2 |

Brendetta Scott

Jennifer Caughey

Place 6 |

Sarah Beth Landau (i)

Andrew Johnson

Place 7 |

Julie Countiss (i)

Clint Morgan

Place 8 |

Richard Hightower (i)

Kristin Guiney

Place 9 |

Amber Boyd-Cora

Susanna Dokupil

##### Primary[edit]

#### Texas First District Court of Appeals primary, 2024

* Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
* = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Office |  Democratic |  Republican | Other
Place 2 |

Gordon Goodman (i)
Brendetta Scott

Jennifer Caughey

Place 6 |

Sarah Beth Landau (i)

Andrew Johnson

Place 7 |

Julie Countiss (i)

Clint Morgan

Place 8 |

Richard Hightower (i)
Ysidra Kyles

Kristin Guiney

Place 9 |

Peter M. Kelly (i)
Amber Boyd-Cora

Susanna Dokupil

#### Second District[edit]

##### General election

#### Texas Second District Court of Appeals general election, 2024

* Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.

Office |  Democratic |  Republican | Other
Chief Justice |  |

Bonnie Sudderth (i)

Place 4 |  |

Wade Birdwell (i)

Place 5 |  |

Dabney Bassel (i)

Place 6 |  |

Mike Wallach (i)

##### Primary[edit]

#### Texas Second District Court of Appeals primary, 2024

* Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.

Office |  Democratic |  Republican | Other
Chief Justice |

The Democratic primary was canceled.

Bonnie Sudderth (i)

Place 4 |

The Democratic primary was canceled.

Wade Birdwell (i)

Place 5 |

The Democratic primary was canceled.

Dabney Bassel (i)

Place 6 |

The Democratic primary was canceled.

Mike Wallach (i)

#### Third District[edit]

##### General election

#### Texas Third District Court of Appeals general election, 2024

* Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
* = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Office |  Democratic |  Republican | Other
Place 2 |

Maggie Ellis

John Messinger

Place 3 |

Chari Kelly (i)

|  |

Place 5 |

Karin Crump

|  |

Place 6 |

Gisela Triana (i)

|  |

##### Primary[edit]

#### Texas Third District Court of Appeals primary, 2024

* Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
* = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Office |  Democratic |  Republican | Other
Place 2 |

Edward Smith (i)
Maggie Ellis
Melissa Lorber

John Messinger

Place 3 |

Chari Kelly (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.

Place 5 |

Thomas Baker (i)
Karin Crump

The Republican primary was canceled.

Place 6 |

Gisela Triana (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.

#### Fourth District[edit]

##### General election

#### Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals general election, 2024

* Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
* = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Office |  Democratic |  Republican | Other
Place 2 |

Velia Meza

|  |

Place 3 |

Cynthia Marie Chapa

Todd McCray

Place 4 |

Luz Elena Chapa (i)

Lori Brissette

Place 5 |

Liza Rodriguez (i)

Adrian Spears

##### Primary[edit]

#### Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals primary, 2024

* Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
* = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Office |  Democratic |  Republican | Other
Place 2 |

Beth Watkins (i)
Velia Meza

The Republican primary was canceled.

Place 3 |

Cynthia Marie Chapa

Todd McCray
Michael Ritter

Place 4 |

Luz Elena Chapa (i)

Lori Brissette

Place 5 |

Liza Rodriguez (i)

Adrian Spears

#### Fifth District[edit]

##### General election

#### Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals general election, 2024

* Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
* = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Office |  Democratic |  Republican | Other
Chief Justice |

Staci Williams

J.J. Koch

Place 2 |

Robbie Partida-Kipness (i)

Jessica Voyce Lewis

Place 5 |

Erin Nowell (i)

Cynthia Barbare

Place 9 |

Tina Yoo Clinton

Matthew Kolodoski

Place 10 |

Amanda Reichek (i)

Earl Jackson

Place 11 |

Kim Cooks

Gino Rossini

Place 12 |

Ken Molberg (i)

Mike Lee

Place 13 |

Tonya Parker

Emily Miskel (i)

##### Primary[edit]

#### Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals primary, 2024

* Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
* = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Office |  Democratic |  Republican | Other
Chief Justice |

Dennise Garcia
Staci Williams

J.J. Koch

Place 2 |

Robbie Partida-Kipness (i)

Jessica Voyce Lewis

Place 5 |

Erin Nowell (i)

Cynthia Barbare

Place 9 |

Tina Yoo Clinton

Did not make the ballot:
Theresa Bui Creevy

Matthew Kolodoski

Place 10 |

Amanda Reichek (i)

Earl Jackson

Place 11 |

Cory Carlyle (i)
Kim Cooks

Gino Rossini

Place 12 |

Ken Molberg (i)

Mike Lee

Place 13 |

Tonya Parker

Emily Miskel (i)

#### Sixth District[edit]

##### General election

#### Texas Sixth District Court of Appeals general election, 2024

* Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.

Office |  Democratic |  Republican | Other
Place 2 |  |

Jeff Rambin (i)

##### Primary[edit]

#### Texas Sixth District Court of Appeals primary, 2024

* Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.

Office |  Democratic |  Republican | Other
Place 2 |

The Democratic primary was canceled.

Jeff Rambin (i)

#### Seventh District[edit]

##### General election

#### Texas Seventh District Court of Appeals general election, 2024

* Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.

Office |  Democratic |  Republican | Other
Place 2 |  |

Judy Parker (i)

Place 3 |  |

Alex Yarbrough (i)

##### Primary[edit]

#### Texas Seventh District Court of Appeals primary, 2024

* Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.

Office |  Democratic |  Republican | Other
Place 2 |

The Democratic primary was canceled.

Judy Parker (i)

Place 3 |

The Democratic primary was canceled.

Alex Yarbrough (i)

#### Eighth District[edit]

##### General election

#### Texas Eighth District Court of Appeals general election, 2024

* Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.

Office |  Democratic |  Republican | Other
Chief Justice |

Maria Salas-Mendoza

|  |

Place 2 |

Lisa Soto (i)

|  |

Place 3 |

Gina Palafox (i)

|  |

##### Primary[edit]

#### Texas Eighth District Court of Appeals primary, 2024

* Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.

Office |  Democratic |  Republican | Other
Chief Justice |

Maria Salas-Mendoza

The Republican primary was canceled.

Place 2 |

Lisa Soto (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.

Place 3 |

Gina Palafox (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.

#### Ninth District[edit]

##### General election

#### Texas Ninth District Court of Appeals general election, 2024

* Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
* = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Office |  Democratic |  Republican | Other
Place 3 |  |

Leanne Johnson (i)

Place 4 |  |

Kent Chambers

##### Primary[edit]

#### Texas Ninth District Court of Appeals primary, 2024

* Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
* = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Office |  Democratic |  Republican | Other
Place 3 |

The Democratic primary was canceled.

Leanne Johnson (i)

Place 4 |

The Democratic primary was canceled.

Kent Chambers
Kenna Seiler

#### Tenth District[edit]

##### General election

#### Texas Tenth District Court of Appeals general election, 2024

* Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.

Office |  Democratic |  Republican | Other
Chief Justice |  |

Matt Johnson

##### Primary[edit]

#### Texas Tenth District Court of Appeals primary, 2024

* Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.

Office |  Democratic |  Republican | Other
Chief Justice |

The Democratic primary was canceled.

Matt Johnson

#### Eleventh District[edit]

##### General election

#### Texas Eleventh District Court of Appeals general election, 2024

* Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.

Office |  Democratic |  Republican | Other
Chief Justice |  |

John Bailey (i)

##### Primary[edit]

#### Texas Eleventh District Court of Appeals primary, 2024

* Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.

Office |  Democratic |  Republican | Other
Chief Justice |

The Democratic primary was canceled.

John Bailey (i)

#### Twelfth District[edit]

##### General election

#### Texas Twelfth District Court of Appeals general election, 2024

* Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.

Office |  Democratic |  Republican | Other
Place 3 |  |

Greg Neeley (i)

##### Primary[edit]

#### Texas Twelfth District Court of Appeals primary, 2024

* Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.

Office |  Democratic |  Republican | Other
Place 3 |

The Democratic primary was canceled.

Greg Neeley (i)

#### Thirteenth District[edit]

##### General election

#### Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals general election, 2024

* Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
* = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Office |  Democratic |  Republican | Other
Chief Justice |

Gina Benavides

Jaime Tijerina

Place 2 |

Nora Longoria (i)

Jenny Cron

Place 4 |

Jose Martinez

Ysmael Fonseca

Place 5 |

Regina Compian Richardson

Jon West

##### Primary[edit]

#### Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals primary, 2024

* Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
* = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Office |  Democratic |  Republican | Other
Chief Justice |

Gina Benavides

Jaime Tijerina

Place 2 |

Nora Longoria (i)

Jenny Cron

Place 4 |

Jose Martinez

Ysmael Fonseca

Place 5 |

Regina Compian Richardson

Jon West

#### Fourteenth District[edit]

##### General election

#### Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals general election, 2024

* Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
* = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Office |  Democratic |  Republican | Other
Place 3 |

Velda Faulkner

Chad Bridges

Place 4 |

Charles Spain (i)

Tonya Rolland McLaughlin

Place 5 |

Frances Bourliot (i)

Maritza Antu

Place 6 |

Meagan Hassan (i)

Katy Boatman

Place 8 |

Margaret Poissant (i)

Brad Hart

##### Primary[edit]

#### Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals primary, 2024

* Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
* = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Office |  Democratic |  Republican | Other
Place 3 |

Jerry Zimmerer (i)
Velda Faulkner
Mark Ritchie
Chuck Silverman

Chad Bridges

Place 4 |

Charles Spain (i)
Derek Obialo

Tonya Rolland McLaughlin
Steve Rogers

Place 5 |

Frances Bourliot (i)

Maritza Antu

Place 6 |

Meagan Hassan (i)
Sara Padua Cordúa

Katy Boatman

Place 8 |

Margaret Poissant (i)

Brad Hart

#### Judges not on the ballot[edit]

#### Fourth District[edit]

* Patricia Alvarez (Place Three)

#### Fifth District[edit]

* Robert D. Burns III (Chief Justice)
* Bill Pedersen (Place Nine)

#### Ninth District[edit]

* Hollis Horton (Place Four)

#### Tenth District[edit]

* Steve Smith (Place Three)

#### Thirteenth District[edit]

* 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[edit]

See also: Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 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[edit]

##### First District Court of Appeals[edit]

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

|
|
|

Submit photo

| Terry Adams (R) |

50.8

| 820,060

| Julie Countiss (D) |

46.8

| 756,501

Submit photo

| Theodore Wood (Independent) |

2.4

| 38,560

* * *

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| 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

* * *

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| 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

|
|
|

Submit photo

| Terry Adams|

100.0

| 254,690

* * *

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

| 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

|
|
|

Submit photo

| April Farris (R) |

52.2

| 841,506

| Mike Engelhart (D) |

47.8

| 770,499

* * *

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| 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

* * *

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

| 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

|
|
|

Submit photo

| April Farris|

100.0

| 252,325

* * *

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 252,325

|
|

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##### Second District Court of Appeals[edit]

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

* * *

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| 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

* * *

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

| 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

* * *

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| Total votes: 208,586

|
|

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##### Third District Court of Appeals[edit]

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

* * *

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

| 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

Submit photo

| Beth Payán|

29.9

| 45,880

Submit photo

| Paula Knippa|

21.2

| 32,505

* * *

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

| 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

* * *

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| Total votes: 168,126

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##### Fourth District Court of Appeals[edit]

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

|
|
|

Submit photo

| Irene Alarcon Rios (D) |

50.6

| 410,773

| Todd McCray (R) |

49.4

| 400,399

* * *

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| 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

|
|
|

Submit photo

| Irene Alarcon Rios|

100.0

| 129,445

* * *

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| 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

* * *

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| 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

|
|
|

Submit photo

| Lori I. Valenzuela (R) |

50.6

| 409,842

Submit photo

| Beckie Palomo (D) |

49.4

| 400,505

* * *

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| 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

|
|
|

Submit photo

| Beckie Palomo|

100.0

| 128,720

* * *

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

| 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

|
|
|

Submit photo

| Lori I. Valenzuela|

100.0

| 127,986

* * *

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##### Fifth District Court of Appeals[edit]

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

* * *

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| 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

* * *

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| 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

* * *

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| 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

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| Kristina Williams (R) |

48.9

| 550,649

* * *

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| 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

* * *

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| 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

|
|
|

Submit photo

| Kristina Williams|

100.0

| 161,080

* * *

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 161,080

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##### Sixth District Court of Appeals[edit]

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

* * *

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| Total votes: 69,747

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Place 3

#### General election

Reason canceled : Uncontested election; candidate(s) won

##### Seventh District Court of Appeals[edit]

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

* * *

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 75,696

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##### Eighth District Court of Appeals[edit]

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

|
|
|

Submit photo

| Lisa Soto (D) |

60.4

| 111,838

Submit photo

| Jeff Alley (R) |

39.6

| 73,367

* * *

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| 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

|
|
|

Submit photo

| Lisa Soto|

54.6

| 21,005

Submit photo

| Veronica Lerma|

45.4

| 17,498

* * *

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| 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

|
|
|

Submit photo

| Jeff Alley|

100.0

| 21,289

* * *

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| Total votes: 21,289

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##### Ninth District Court of Appeals[edit]

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

* * *

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| 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

* * *

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| 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

* * *

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 113,968

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##### Tenth District Court of Appeals[edit]

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

|
|
|

Submit photo

| Steve Smith|

100.0

| 96,556

* * *

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| Total votes: 96,556

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##### Eleventh District Court of Appeals[edit]

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

|
|
|

Submit photo

| Stacy Trotter|

100.0

| 65,044

* * *

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| Total votes: 65,044

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##### Twelfth District Court of Appeals[edit]

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

* * *

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| Total votes: 90,584

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##### Thirteenth District Court of Appeals[edit]

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

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| Leticia Hinojosa (D) |

47.4

| 203,288

* * *

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| 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

|
|
|

Submit photo

| Leticia Hinojosa|

100.0

| 69,825

* * *

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| 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

* * *

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| Total votes: 75,642

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##### Fourteenth District Court of Appeals[edit]

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

* * *

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| 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

* * *

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

| 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

* * *

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| 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

|
|
|

Submit photo

| Randy Wilson (R) |

52.9

| 849,980

| William Demond (D) |

47.1

| 756,443

* * *

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| 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

* * *

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

| 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

|
|
|

Submit photo

| Randy Wilson|

100.0

| 251,345

* * *

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#### Judges not on the ballot[edit]

##### Third District Court of Appeals[edit]

* Melissa Goodwin (Place 4)

##### Fifth District Court of Appeals[edit]

* Lana Myers (Place 4)
* David Schenck (Place 7)

##### Ninth District Court of Appeals[edit]

* Charles Kreger (Place 2)

### 2020[edit]

See also: Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 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[edit]

##### First District Court of Appeals[edit]

General election

#### Texas First District Court of Appeals

* Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.

Office |  Democratic |  Republican | Other
Place 3 |

Veronica Rivas-Molloy

Russell Lloyd (i)

Place 5 |

Amparo Guerra

Terry Adams (i)

Primary runoff election

#### Texas First District Court of Appeals

* Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.

Office |  Democratic |  Republican | Other
Place 5 |  |

Terry Adams (i)
James Lombardino

Primary election

#### Texas First District Court of Appeals

* Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
* = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Office |  Democratic |  Republican | Other
Place 3 |

Veronica Rivas-Molloy
Jim Sharp
Dinesh Singhal

Did not make the ballot:
Keith Houston

Russell Lloyd (i)

Place 5 |

Amparo Guerra
Timothy Hootman

Terry Adams (i)
Levi J. Benton
Chad Bridges
James Lombardino

##### Second District Court of Appeals[edit]

General election

#### Texas Second District Court of Appeals

* Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
* = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Office |  Democratic |  Republican | Other
Place 2 |  |

Dana Womack (i)

Place 6 |

Delonia Watson

Mike Wallach (i)

Place 7 |  |

Brian Walker

Primary runoff election

#### Texas Second District Court of Appeals

* Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
* = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Office |  Democratic |  Republican | Other
Place 7 |  |

Elizabeth Beach
Brian Walker

Primary election

#### Texas Second District Court of Appeals

* Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
* = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Office |  Democratic |  Republican | Other
Place 2 |

The Democratic primary was canceled.

Dana Womack (i)

Place 6 |

Delonia Watson

Mike Wallach (i)

Place 7 |

The Democratic primary was canceled.

Elizabeth Beach
John P. Chupp
Brian Walker

##### Third District Court of Appeals[edit]

General election

#### Texas Third District Court of Appeals

* Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
* = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Office |  Democratic |  Republican | Other
Chief Justice |

Darlene Byrne

Jeff L. Rose (i)

Primary election

#### Texas Third District Court of Appeals

* Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
* = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Office |  Democratic |  Republican | Other
Chief Justice |

Darlene Byrne
Keith Hampton

Jeff L. Rose (i)

##### Fourth District Court of Appeals[edit]

General election

#### Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals

* Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.

Office |  Democratic |  Republican | Other
Chief Justice |

Rebeca Martinez

Renee Yanta

Primary election

#### Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals

* Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.

Office |  Democratic |  Republican | Other
Chief Justice |

Rebeca Martinez

Renee Yanta

##### Fifth District Court of Appeals[edit]

General election

#### Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals

* Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.

Office |  Democratic |  Republican | Other
Place 3 |

Bonnie Lee Goldstein

David Evans (i)

Place 6 |

Craig Smith

John Browning

Did not make the ballot:
David Bridges (i)

Place 8 |

Dennise Garcia

Bill Whitehill (i)

#### Replacement candidate[edit]

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

* Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.

Office |  Democratic |  Republican | Other
Place 3 |

Bonnie Lee Goldstein

David Evans (i)

Place 6 |

Craig Smith

David Bridges (i)

Place 8 |

Dennise Garcia

Bill Whitehill (i)

#### Replacement candidate[edit]

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[edit]

General election

#### Texas Sixth District Court of Appeals

* Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.

Office |  Democratic |  Republican | Other
Place 3 |  |

Ralph K. Burgess (i)

Primary election

#### Texas Sixth District Court of Appeals

* Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.

Office |  Democratic |  Republican | Other
Place 3 |

The Democratic primary was canceled.

Ralph K. Burgess (i)

##### Seventh District Court of Appeals[edit]

General election

#### Texas Seventh District Court of Appeals

* Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
* = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Office |  Democratic |  Republican | Other
Chief Justice |  |

Brian Quinn (i)

Place 4 |  |

Lawrence Doss (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Cal Huffaker (Nonpartisan)

Primary election

#### Texas Seventh District Court of Appeals

* Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
* = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Office |  Democratic |  Republican | Other
Chief Justice |

The Democratic primary was canceled.

Brian Quinn (i)

Place 4 |

The Democratic primary was canceled.

Lawrence Doss (i)
Steven Denny

#### Voided primary[edit]

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[edit]

General election

#### Texas Eighth District Court of Appeals

* Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.

Office |  Democratic |  Republican | Other
Chief Justice |

Yvonne Rodriguez

Jeff Alley (i)

Primary election

#### Texas Eighth District Court of Appeals

* Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.

Office |  Democratic |  Republican | Other
Chief Justice |

Angie Juarez Barill
Yvonne Rodriguez

Jeff Alley (i)

##### Ninth District Court of Appeals[edit]

General election

#### Texas Ninth District Court of Appeals

* Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.

Office |  Democratic |  Republican | Other
Chief Justice |  |

Scott Golemon

Primary runoff election

#### Texas Ninth District Court of Appeals

* Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.

Office |  Democratic |  Republican | Other
Chief Justice |  |

Scott Golemon
Jay Wright

Primary election

#### Texas Ninth District Court of Appeals

* Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
* = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Office |  Democratic |  Republican | Other
Chief Justice |

The Democratic primary was canceled.

Colleen Cordts Rice
Scott Golemon
Chuck Meyer
Jarrod Walker
Jay Wright

##### Tenth District Court of Appeals[edit]

General election

#### Texas Tenth District Court of Appeals

* Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.

Office |  Democratic |  Republican | Other
Place 2 |  |

Matt Johnson

Place 3 |  |

John Neill (i)

Primary election

#### Texas Tenth District Court of Appeals

* Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.

Office |  Democratic |  Republican | Other
Place 2 |

The Democratic primary was canceled.

Matt Johnson

Place 3 |

The Democratic primary was canceled.

John Neill (i)

##### Eleventh District Court of Appeals[edit]

General election

#### Texas Eleventh District Court of Appeals

* Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
* = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Office |  Democratic |  Republican | Other
Place 2 |  |

Bruce Williams

Place 3 |  |

Stacy Trotter

Primary election

#### Texas Eleventh District Court of Appeals

* Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
* = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Office |  Democratic |  Republican | Other
Place 2 |

The Democratic primary was canceled.

Frank Hunold
Bruce Williams

Place 3 |

The Democratic primary was canceled.

Stacy Trotter

##### Twelfth District Court of Appeals[edit]

General election

#### Texas Twelfth District Court of Appeals

* Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.

Office |  Democratic |  Republican | Other
Chief Justice |  |

James Worthen (i)

Primary election

#### Texas Twelfth District Court of Appeals

* Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.

Office |  Democratic |  Republican | Other
Chief Justice |

The Democratic primary was canceled.

James Worthen (i)

##### Thirteenth District Court of Appeals[edit]

General election

#### Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals

* Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.

Office |  Democratic |  Republican | Other
Place 4 |

Migdalia Lopez

Jaime Tijerina (i)

Place 6 |

Nereida Lopez-Singleterry

Clarissa Silva

Primary election

#### Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals

* Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.

Office |  Democratic |  Republican | Other
Place 4 |

Migdalia Lopez

Jaime Tijerina (i)

Place 6 |

Nereida Lopez-Singleterry

Clarissa Silva

##### Fourteenth District Court of Appeals[edit]

General election

#### Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals

* Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.

Office |  Democratic |  Republican | Other
Chief Justice |

Jane Robinson

Tracy E. Christopher

Place 7 |

Tamika Craft

Ken Wise (i)

Primary runoff election

#### Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals

* Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
* = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Office |  Democratic |  Republican | Other
Place 7 |

Tamika Craft
Cheri Thomas

|  |

Primary election

#### Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals

* Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
* = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Office |  Democratic |  Republican | Other
Chief Justice |

Jim Evans
Jane Robinson

Tracy E. Christopher

Place 7 |

Tamika Craft
Velda Faulkner
Walter Kronzer
Dominic Merino
Cheri Thomas
Lennon Wright

Ken Wise (i)

### 2018[edit]

#### Candidates and election results[edit]

##### First District Court of Appeals[edit]

General election

#### Texas First District Court of Appeals

* Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
* = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Office |  Democratic |  Republican | Other
Place 2 |

Gordon Goodman

Jane Bland (i)

Place 6 |

Sarah Beth Landau

Harvey Brown (i)

Place 7 |

Julie Countiss

Terry Yates

Place 8 |

Richard Hightower

Michael Massengale (i)

Place 9 |

Peter M. Kelly

Jennifer Caughey (i)

Primary election

Place 2
■ Gordon Goodman (D)
■ Jane Bland (R)  (Incumbent)

Place 6
■ Sarah Beth Landau (D)
■ Harvey Brown (R)  (Incumbent)

Place 7
Incumbent Terry Jennings (D) did not seek re-election.
■ Julie Countiss (D)
■ Katy Boatman (R)
■ Terry Yates (R)

Place 8
■ Richard Hightower (D)
■ Michael Massengale (R)  (Incumbent)

Place 9
■ Peter Kelly (D)
■ Jennifer Caughey (R) (Incumbent)

|

##### Second District Court of Appeals[edit]

General election

#### Texas Second District Court of Appeals

* Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
* = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Office |  Democratic |  Republican | Other
Chief Justice |  |

Bonnie Sudderth (i)

Place 4 |  |

Wade Birdwell (i)

Place 5 |

Delonia Watson

Dabney Bassel

Place 6 |  |

Mark Pittman (i)

Primary election

Place 4
■ Wade Birdwell (R)  (Incumbent)

Place 5
Incumbent Sue Walker (R) did not seek re-election.

■ Delonia Watson (D)
■ Dabney Bassel (R)

Place 6
■ Mark Pittman (R)  (Incumbent)

Chief justice
■ Bonnie Sudderth (R)  (Incumbent)

|

##### Third District Court of Appeals[edit]

General election

#### Texas Third District Court of Appeals

* Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
* = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Office |  Democratic |  Republican | Other
Place 2 |

Edward Smith

Cindy Olson Bourland (i)

Place 3 |

Chari Kelly

Scott Field (i)

Place 5 |

Thomas Baker

David Puryear (i)

Place 6 |

Gisela Triana

Michael Toth

Write-in candidates

* Kerry O'Brien, Place 6

Primary runoff election
Place 6
■ Michael Toth (R)
■ Donna Davidson (R)

Primary election

Place 2
■ Edward Smith (D)
■ Cindy Olson Bourland (R)  (Incumbent)

Place 3
■ Chari Kelly (D)
■ Scott Field (R)  (Incumbent)

Place 5
■ Thomas Baker (D)
■ David Puryear (R)  (Incumbent)

Place 6
Incumbent Robert Pemberton (R) did not seek re-election.

■ Gisela Triana (D)
■ Michael Toth (R)
■ Kristofer Monson (R)
■ Jennifer Freel (R)
■ Donna Davidson (R)

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##### Fourth District Court of Appeals[edit]

General election

#### Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals

* Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
* = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Office |  Democratic |  Republican | Other
Place 2 |

Beth Watkins

Marialyn Barnard (i)

Place 3 |

Patricia Alvarez (i)

Jason Pulliam

Place 4 |

Luz Elena Chapa (i)

Patrick Ballantyne

Place 5 |

Liza Rodriguez

Rebecca Simmons

Place 7 |

Rebeca Martinez (i)

Shane Stolarczyk

Primary election

Place 2
■ Beth Watkins (D)
■ Marialyn Barnard (R)  (Incumbent)

Place 3
■ Patricia Alvarez (D)  (Incumbent)
■ Jason Pulliam (R)

Place 4
■ Luz Elena Chapa (D)  (Incumbent)
■ Patrick Ballantyne (R)

Place 5
Incumbent Karen Angelini (R) did not seek re-election.

■ Liza Rodriguez (D)
■ Rebecca Simmons (R)

Place 7
■ Rebeca Martinez (D)  (Incumbent)
■ Shane Stolarczyk (R)

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##### Fifth District Court of Appeals[edit]

General election

#### Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals

* Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
* = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Office |  Democratic |  Republican | Other
Chief Justice |

Robert D. Burns III

Douglas Lang (i)

Place 2 |

Robbie Partida-Kipness

David Evans (i)

Place 5 |

Erin Nowell

Craig Stoddart (i)

Place 9 |

Bill Pedersen

Jason Boatright (i)

Place 10 |

Amanda Reichek

Molly Francis (i)

Place 11 |

Cory Carlyle

John Browning

Place 12 |

Ken Molberg

Jim Pikl

Place 13 |

Leslie Lester Osborne

Elizabeth Lang-Miers (i)

Primary runoff election
Place 12
■ Jim Pikl (R)
■ William Johnson (R)

Primary election

Place 2
■ Robbie Partida-Kipness (D)
■ David Evans (R)  (Incumbent)

Place 5
■ Erin Nowell (D)
■ Craig Stoddart (R)  (Incumbent)

Place 9
■ Bill Pedersen (D)
■ Jason Boatright (R)  (Incumbent)

Place 10
■ Amanda Reichek (D)
■ Molly Francis (R)  (Incumbent)

Place 11
Incumbent Douglas Lang (R) filed to run for chief justice.
■ Cory Carlyle (D)
■ Dan Wyde (R)
■ John Browning (R)
■ Tom Nowak (R)

Place 12
Incumbent Robert Fillmore (R) did not seek re-election.
■ Ken Molberg (D)
■ Jim Pikl (R)
■ Perry Cockerell (R)
■ William Johnson (R)

Place 13
■ Leslie Lester Osborne (D)
■ Elizabeth Lang-Miers (R)  (Incumbent)

Chief justice
Incumbent Carolyn Wright (R) did not seek re-election.
■ Robert Burns (D)
■ Douglas Lang (R)  (Incumbent - Place 11)

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##### Sixth District Court of Appeals[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

General election

General election candidates

* Thomas Gray (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔

Primary election

##### Eleventh District Court of Appeals[edit]

General election

General election candidates

* John Bailey (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔

Primary election

##### Twelfth District Court of Appeals[edit]

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[edit]

General election

#### Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals

* Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.

Office |  Democratic |  Republican | Other
Chief Justice |

Dori Contreras

Ernie Aliseda

Place 2 |

Nora Longoria (i)

Greg Perkes

Place 4 |

Rudy Delgado

Jaime Tijerina

Place 5 |

Gina Benavides (i)

Clarissa Silva

Primary election

Place 2
■ Nora Longoria (D)  (Incumbent)
■ Greg Perkes (R)

Place 4
Incumbent Nelda Rodriguez (D) did not seek re-election.
■ Rudy Delgado (D)
■ Jaime Tijerina (R)

Place 5
■ Gina Benavides (D)  (Incumbent)
■ Clarissa Silva (R)

Chief justice
Incumbent Rogelio Valdez (D) did not seek re-election.

■ Dori Contreras (D)
■ Ray Thomas (D)
■ Ernie Aliseda (R)

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##### Fourteenth District Court of Appeals[edit]

General election

#### Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals

* Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
* = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Office |  Democratic |  Republican | Other
Place 3 |

Jerry Zimmerer

Brett Busby (i)

Place 4 |

Charles Spain

Marc Brown (i)

Place 5 |

Frances Bourliot

Martha Hill Jamison (i)

Place 6 |

Meagan Hassan

William Boyce (i)

Place 8 |

Margaret Poissant

John Donovan (i)

Primary election

Place 3
■ Jerry Zimmerer (D)
■ Joseph Willie II (D)
■ Brett Busby (R)  (Incumbent)

Place 4
■ Charles Spain (D)
■ Marc Brown (R)  (Incumbent)
Place 5
■ Frances Bourliot (D)
■ Martha Hill Jamison (R)  (Incumbent)

Place 6
■ Meagan Hassan (D)
■ William Boyce (R)  (Incumbent)
Place 8
■ Margaret Poissant (D)
■ Michele Barber Chimene (D)
■ John Donovan (R)  (Incumbent)

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## 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[16]

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.

## State profile[edit]

Demographic data for Texas

| 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[edit]

See also: Presidential voting trends in Texas

Texas voted Republican in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.

#### 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[edit]

Texas | Judicial Selection | More Courts

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## External links[edit]

* Texas Judicial System, "Texas Court of Appeals"

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Texas Judicial Branch, "Courts of Appeals," accessed October 20, 2015
2. ↑ Texas Office of Court Administration, "FY 2010 Annual Report for the Texas Judiciary," December 2010
3. ↑ Texas Judicial Branch, "Profile of Appellate and Trial Judges"
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Texas," archived October 3, 2014
5. ↑ Texas State Historical Association, "Judiciary," accessed September 12, 2014
6. ↑ 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.
7. ↑ Texas Office of Court Administration, "Judicial salaries," accessed November 19, 2024
8. ↑ 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
9. ↑ Ballotpedia staff, "Phone conversation with the office of the Texas Secretary of State," July 28, 2020
10. ↑ Texas Scorecard, "GOP Grassroots Choose John Browning as Dallas Court of Appeals Nominee," August 15, 2020
11. ↑ 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
12. ↑ Ballotpedia staff, "Phone conversation with the office of the Texas Secretary of State," July 28, 2020
13. ↑ Texas Scorecard, "GOP Grassroots Choose John Browning as Dallas Court of Appeals Nominee," August 15, 2020
14. ↑ 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
15. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Texas Election Results," accessed May 15, 2020
16. ↑ Texas Judicial Branch, "Texas Code of Judicial Conduct," amended August 22, 2002
17. ↑ The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.

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Third District|

Darlene Byrne • Gisela Triana • Edward Smith (Texas) • Chari Kelly • Thomas Baker (Texas) • Rosa Lopez Theofanis •

Fourth District|

Irene Alarcon Rios • Rebeca Martinez • Lori I. Valenzuela • Luz Elena Chapa • Beth Watkins • Lori Brissette •

Fifth District|

Molly Francis • Ken Molberg • Craig Smith (Texas) • Dennise Garcia • Bonnie Lee Goldstein • Emily Miskel • Nancy Kennedy (Texas) • Maricela Moore • Robbie Partida-Kipness • Erin Nowell • Bill Pedersen • Cory Carlyle •

Sixth District|

Scott Stevens • L. Charles van Cleef • Jeff Rambin •

Seventh District|

Brian Quinn (Texas) • Judy Parker • Lawrence Doss • Alex Yarbrough •

Eighth District|

Gina Palafox • Jeff Alley • Lisa Soto •

Ninth District|

Hollis Horton • Leanne Johnson • Scott Golemon • Jay Wright •

Tenth District|

Steve Smith (Texas court of appeals judge) • Matt Johnson (Texas) •

Eleventh District|

John Bailey (Texas) • W. Stacy Trotter • Bruce Williams (Texas) •

Twelfth District|

James Worthen • Brian Hoyle • Greg Neeley •

Thirteenth District|

Gina Benavides • Aaron Peña • Jaime Tijerina • Clarissa Silva • Dori Contreras •

Fourteenth District|

Randy Wilson (Texas) • Tracy E. Christopher • Ken Wise • Kevin Jewell • Jerry Zimmerer • Charles Spain • Margaret Poissant • Meagan Hassan • Frances Bourliot •

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