Texas Courts of Appeals

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]

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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Office	Democratic	Republican	Other
Place 3		Leanne Johnson (i)
Place 4		Kent Chambers

Primary[edit]

Texas Ninth District Court of Appeals primary, 2024
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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]

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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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	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
	Submit photo	Kristina Williams (R)	48.9	550,649

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 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
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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
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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
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Office	Democratic	Republican	Other
Place 7		Elizabeth Beach Brian Walker

Primary election

Texas Second District Court of Appeals
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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
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Office	Democratic	Republican	Other
Chief Justice	Darlene Byrne	Jeff L. Rose (i)

Primary election

Texas Third District Court of Appeals
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Office	Democratic	Republican	Other
Place 2		Bruce Williams
Place 3		Stacy Trotter

Primary election

Texas Eleventh District Court of Appeals
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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
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Office	Democratic	Republican	Other
Place 7	Tamika Craft Cheri Thomas

Primary election

Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals
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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
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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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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

External links[edit]

Texas Judicial System, "Texas Court of Appeals"

Footnotes[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Texas Judicial Branch, "Courts of Appeals," accessed October 20, 2015
↑ Texas Office of Court Administration, "FY 2010 Annual Report for the Texas Judiciary," December 2010
↑ Texas Judicial Branch, "Profile of Appellate and Trial Judges"
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Texas," archived October 3, 2014
↑ Texas State Historical Association, "Judiciary," accessed September 12, 2014
↑ While no justice older than 74 may run for office, sitting justices who turn 75 are permitted to remain on the court until their terms expire.
↑ Texas Office of Court Administration, "Judicial salaries," accessed November 19, 2024
↑ New York Daily News, "Fifth District Court of Appeals Justice David Bridges killed by alleged drunk driver in 3-car Texas wreck," July 26, 2020
↑ Ballotpedia staff, "Phone conversation with the office of the Texas Secretary of State," July 28, 2020
↑ Texas Scorecard, "GOP Grassroots Choose John Browning as Dallas Court of Appeals Nominee," August 15, 2020
↑ New York Daily News, "Fifth District Court of Appeals Justice David Bridges killed by alleged drunk driver in 3-car Texas wreck," July 26, 2020
↑ Ballotpedia staff, "Phone conversation with the office of the Texas Secretary of State," July 28, 2020
↑ Texas Scorecard, "GOP Grassroots Choose John Browning as Dallas Court of Appeals Nominee," August 15, 2020
↑ ^14.0 ^14.1 ^14.2 ^14.3 Texas Second District Court of Appeals, Steven Denny v. The Honorable Lawrence M. 'Larry' Doss, Justice, 7th Court of Appeals, Place 4, decided April 30, 2020
↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Texas Election Results," accessed May 15, 2020
↑ Texas Judicial Branch, "Texas Code of Judicial Conduct," amended August 22, 2002
↑ The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.

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Texas Courts of Appeals
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First District

Gordon Goodman • Sarah Beth Landau • Richard Hightower • Peter Kelly (Texas) • Veronica Rivas-Molloy • Amparo Guerra • Terry Adams (Texas) • April Farris • David Gunn •

Second District

Dana Womack • Bonnie Sudderth • Wade Birdwell • Dabney Bassel • Elizabeth Kerr • Mike Wallach • Brian Walker (Texas) •

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 •

Texas courts

Federal courts:

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State courts:

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State resources:

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[txappeals-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Texas Judicial Branch, "Courts of Appeals," accessed October 20, 2015

[jop-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"

[TXgeneral-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Texas," archived October 3, 2014

[hist-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

[2ndopinion-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

[results-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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Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals primary, 2024

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Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals primary, 2024

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Texas Sixth District Court of Appeals primary, 2024

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Texas Seventh District Court of Appeals general election, 2024

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Texas Seventh District Court of Appeals primary, 2024

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Texas Eighth District Court of Appeals general election, 2024

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Texas Eighth District Court of Appeals primary, 2024

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Texas Ninth District Court of Appeals general election, 2024

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Texas Ninth District Court of Appeals primary, 2024

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Texas Tenth District Court of Appeals general election, 2024

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Texas Tenth District Court of Appeals primary, 2024

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Texas Eleventh District Court of Appeals general election, 2024

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Texas Eleventh District Court of Appeals primary, 2024

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Texas Twelfth District Court of Appeals general election, 2024

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Texas Twelfth District Court of Appeals primary, 2024

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Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals general election, 2024

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Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals primary, 2024

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Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals general election, 2024

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