2026 SC Place 2

Court & Place	Democrat	Republican	Notes/Other
	Chari Kelly (D-Austin)	*James Sullivan (R-Austin)**	Candidate (L) Candidate (G) Candidate (I)
Campaign Mailing Address	Chari Kelly Campaign PO Box 161151 Austin, TX 78716	POB 11583 Austin, Texas. 78711
Campaign Phone	(512) 850-6914‬
Campaign Website	charikelly.com	judgesully.com
Bar Card Number	24057939	00000009
Social Media Links	twitter facebook linkedin	twitter facebook linkedin
Current Occupation		Supreme Court Justice, Place 2
Years of Texas Residency
JD School & Year	University of Texas School of Law 2002	Harvard Law School, 2006
Other Education	B.A., University of Florida 1999	B.A., Rice University, 2003
Year of State Bar Licensure
Legal Experience - Nonjudicial	Asst. District Attorney, Travis County District Attorney, Austin, Texas (2015 – 2018) Asst. District Attorney, Comal County Criminal District Attorney, New Braunfels, Texas (2013 –2015) Asst. Attorney General, Texas Attorney General, Civil Medicaid Fraud Division (2008 – 2013) Adjunct Professor, The University of Texas School of Law, (2007 – present) Research Attorney, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (2007– 2008) Judge Advocate General’s Corps (JAG) Officer, Trial Defense Service, U.S. Army, Fort Sam Houston and Fort Hood, Texas (2003 – 2007) Law Clerk, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (2002)	General Counsel to the Governor, 2021-2025 Deputy General Counsel, 2018-2021 Senior Associate, King & Spalding, 2014-2018 Assistant Solicitor General of Texas, 2009-2014 Appellate Litigator, private practice Adjunct professor, George Mason University, 2009
Jury Trial Experience
Appellate Judicial Experience		Texas Supreme Court, since 2025
Other Judicial Experience
Board Certifications	Criminal Law
Courts Admitted	U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces U.S. Dist. Court, Eastern Dist. of Texas U.S. Dist. Court, Northern Dist. of Texas U.S. Dist. Court, Western Dist. of Texas	US Supreme Court District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Texas Eastern District Court Texas Northern District Court Texas Western District Court Texas Southern District Court
Honors and Awards
Prior Elections
Most Recent Bar Polls
Key Endorsements (Max 5)		Texas Civil Justice League PAC
Judicial Philosophy (Max 250 words)	My highest priority is ensuring that every matter appealed is timely, thoroughly, and fairly decided. To accomplish this, it is paramount to have experienced criminal and civil attorneys on the bench since the docket of the Third Court of Appeals is divided between criminal and civil law. I would bring this much-needed experience to the Court. I will apply the law fairly and impartially to all citizens regardless of race, color or creed, and my decisions will be guided by controlling legal authority and I will not legislate from the bench.
Misc	U.S. Army Veteran and former paratrooper	Articles Editor, Harvard Law Review
Date Submitted by Candidate	Gathered from public sources	Gathered from public sources

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