12th Court of Appeals, Chief Justice

Court & Place	Democrat	Republican	Republican	Notes/Other
	Candidate (D-city)	*Jim Worthen (R-Tyler)**	Brian Hoyle (R-Tyler)	Candidate (L) Candidate (G) Candidate (I)
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Campaign Website			justicehoyle.com
Social Media Links	twitter facebook linkedin	twitter facebook linkedin	twitter facebook linkedin
Bar Card Number		22009700	00790924
Current Occupation		Chief Justice, 12th Court of Appeals - since 2003	Justice, Place 2 Texas 12th Court of Appeals 2006 – Present
Years of Texas Residency		Native Texan
JD School & Year		South Texas College of Law, 1980	Baylor University School of Law 1994
Other Education		University of Texas - Tyler, B.S. 1978; M.A. 1999 University of Virginia - L.L.M. 2004	B.A. Political Science University of Texas at Arlington 1991
Year of State Bar Licensure			1994
Legal Experience - Nonjudicial		Bain, Files, Worthen and Jarrett, P.C 1987-1998 Sammons and Parker, 1980-1986	Partner Brown McCarroll LLP 2000 – 2006
Jury Trial Experience
Appellate Judicial Experience		Justice, 12th Court of Appeals - 1999-2002	Justice, Place 2 Texas 12th Court of Appeals 2006 – Present
Other Judicial Experience
Board Certifications		Consumer Bankruptcy Law - 1986
Courts Admitted			U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals U.S. Eastern, Northern, and Southern District Courts of Texas All Texas state courts
Honors and Awards
Prior Elections		2020 General Election Unopposed	2016 Texas General Election Texas 12th Court of Appeals, Place 2 100%, Unopposed 2016 Republican Party Primary Texas 12th Court of Appeals, Place 2 100%, Unopposed 2010 Texas General Election Texas 12th Court of Appeals, Place 2 100%, Unopposed 2006 Texas General Election Texas 12th Court of Appeals, Place 2 100%, Unopposed
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Misc		has served on the Bar Journal Committee for the State Bar of Texas (1985-2001) and is a Life Fellow for the Texas Bar Foundation Charter Fellow of the Smith County Bar Foundation and has served on the Law Library Committee of the Smith County Bar Association since 1982.
Date Submitted by Candidate	Gathered from public sources	Gathered from public sources	Gathered from public sources

12th Court of Appeals, Chief Justice

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