14TH COURT OF APPEALS
Place 2
PARTY AFFILIATION
Republican
CURRENT OCCUPATION
Justice
14th Court of Appeals Place 2
2016 – Present
UNDERGRAD SCHOOL/YEAR
University of Texas at Austin
B.B.A., High Honors
1990
JURIS DOCTOR
Doctor of Jurisprudence/Juris Doctor (J.D.)
University of Houston Law Center
1993
YEAR OF STATE BAR LICENSURE
1993
JUDICIAL EXPERIENCE – APPELLATE
14th Court of Appeals Place 2
2016 – Present
JUDICIAL EXPERIENCE – OTHER
LEGAL EXPERIENCE – NONJUDICIAL
- 22 years experience handling state and federal appeals
- Presented over 100 oral arguments before state and federal appellate courts, including 10 Texas Supreme Court arguments, and argued before all fourteen intermediate Texas appellate courts
- Argued before the Fifth, Tenth, and D.C. U.S. Circuit Courts
- Briefed and/or argued over 20 cases granted in the Texas Supreme Court
ADMITTED
- Supreme Court of Texas
- Fifth Circuit
- Seventh Circuit
- Eighth Circuit
- Tenth Circuit
- D.C. Circuit
- Federal Circuit
- All U.S. Districts in Texas
- U.S. District Court, D.C.
JUDICAL/LEGAL HONORS
- Recognized as Texas Super Lawyer 2005-present
PRIOR ELECTION(S) RESULTS
2016 Texas General Election
14th Court of Appeals, Place 2
Win, 51.26% to 48.74%
2016 Texas Republican Party Primary
14th Court of Appeals, Place 2
Win, 56.30% to 43.70%
BOARD CERTIFICATIONS
Board Certified Civil Appellate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1998
MOST RECENT BAR POLL RESULTS
KEY ENDORSEMENTS
- Texas Civil Justice League PAC
Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC
Texas Farm Bureau AGFUND
TEXPAC
Houston Realty Business Coalition
“C” Club of Houston
United Republicans of Harris County PAC
Conservative Coalition of Harris County
Association of Women Attorneys
The Texas Conservative View
Texas Asian Republican Club
Spring Branch Republicans
Kingwood Tea Party
Jewish Herald-Voice
Dr. John Coppedge
Houston Chronicle
JUDICIAL PHILOSOPHY
Serving as a Justice on an appellate court is one of the most important jobs in the Texas legal system.
Integrity and impartiality are absolutely essential to the proper function of an appellate court.
If elected, I vow to apply the applicable law, whether the Constitution or statutes, to the individual facts of each dispute that comes before me so that the court reaches the correct result under the law.
I am a strong believer in the text of the U.S. and Texas Constitutions and separation of powers among the branches of government.
I will not legislate from the bench, nor will the source of any campaign funds be a factor in my decision-making.
INFORMATION APPROVED BY CANDIDATE ON
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