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2020 Judicial Candidate Profiles and Comparisons
Information is updated as candidate data becomes available. All information gathered from public sources and may not yet be approved by the candidate. Please send any corrections to info@tcjl.com. [*denotes Incumbent]
SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS: 9 Justices, Statewide, Based in Austin
- Chief Justice: Amy Clark Meachum (D) v. Nathan Hecht* (R)
- Place 6: Kathy Cheng (D) v. Jane Bland* (R)
- Place 7: Staci Williams (D) v. Jeff Boyd* (R)
- Place 8: Gisela Triana (D) v. Brett Busby* (R)
TEXAS COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS: 9 Justices, Statewide, Based in Austin
- Place 3: Elizabeth D. Frizell (D) v. Bert Richardson* (R)
- Place 4: Tina Clinton (D) v. Kevin Patrick Yeary* (R)
- Place 9: Brandon T. Birmingham (D) v. David Newell* (R)
1st Court of Appeals: 9 Justices, 10 Counties, Based in Houston
Concurrent Jurisdiction with 14th Court
- Place 3: Veronica Rivas-Molloy (D) v. Russell Lloyd* (R)
- Place 5 OPEN SEAT: Amparo M. Guerra (D) v.Terry Adams* (R)
2nd Court of Appeals: 7 Justices, 12 Counties, Based in Fort Worth
- Place 2: Dana Womack* (R)
- Place 6: Delonia A. Watson (D) v. Mike Wallach* (R)
- Place 7 OPEN SEAT: Brian K. Walker (R)
3rd Court of Appeals: 6 Justices, 24 Counties, Based in Austin
Statewide Court for Administrative and Regulatory Appeals
- Chief Justice: Darlene Byrne (D) v. Jeff Rose* (R)
4th Court of Appeals: 7 Justices, 32 Counties, Based in San Antonio
- Chief Justice OPEN SEAT: Rebeca C. Martinez (D) v. Renee A. Yanta (R)
5th Court of Appeals: 13 Justices, 6 Counties, Based in Dallas
- Place 3: Bonnie Goldstein (D) v. David Evans* (R)
- Place 6: Stephen Craig Smith (D) v. John Browning* (R)
- Place 8: Dennise Garcia (D) v. Bill Whitehill* (R)
6th Court of Appeals: 3 Justices, 19 Counties, Based in Texarkana
- Place 3: Ralph K. Burgess* (R)
7th Court of Appeals: 4 Justices, 32 Counties, Based in Amarillo
- Chief Justice: Brian Quinn* (R)
- Place 4: Lawrence Doss* (R)
8th Court of Appeals: 3 Justices, 18 Counties, Based in El Paso
- Chief Justice OPEN SEAT: Yvonne T. Rodriguez (D) v. Jeff Alley* (R)
9th Court of Appeals: 4 Justices, 10 Counties, Based in Beaumont
- Chief Justice OPEN SEAT: William “Scott” Golemon (R)
10th Court of Appeals: 3 Justices, 18 Counties, Based in Waco
- Place 2 OPEN SEAT: Matt Johnson (R)
- Place 3: John Neill* (R)
11th Court of Appeals: 3 Justices, 28 Counties, Based in Eastland
- Place 2 OPEN SEAT: W. Bruce Williams (R)
- Place 3 OPEN SEAT: W. Stacy Trotter (R)
12th Court of Appeals: 3 Justices, 17 Counties, Based in Tyler
- Chief Justice: James T. (Jim) Worthen* (R)
13th Court of Appeals: 6 Justices, 20 Counties, Based in Corpus Christi & Edinburg
- Place 4: Migdalia Lopez (D) v. Jaime Tijerina* (R)
- Place 6: Nereida Lopez-Singleterry (D) v. Clarissa Silva (R)
14th Court of Appeals: 9 Justices, 10 Counties, Based in Houston
Concurrent Jurisdiction with 1st Court
- Chief Justice OPEN SEAT: Jane Robinson (D) v. Tracy Christopher (R)
- Place 7: Tamika Craft (D) v. Ken Wise* (R)
2018 Judicial Candidate Profiles
Information is updated as candidate data becomes available. All information gathered from public sources and may not yet be approved by the candidate. Please send any corrections to info@tcjl.com. [*denotes Incumbent]
SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS: 9 Justices, Statewide, Based in Austin
Place 2: Steven Kirkland (D) v. Jimmy Blacklock* (R)
Place 4: R.K. Sandill (D) v. John Devine* (R)
Place 6: Kathy Cheng (D) v. Jeff Brown* (R)
TEXAS COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS: 9 Justices, Statewide, Based in Austin
Presiding Judge: Maria T. “Terri” Jackson (D) v. Sharon Keller* (R) v. Bill Strange III (L)
Place 7: Ramona Franklin (D) v. Barbara Parker Hervey* (R)
Place 8 OPEN SEAT: Michelle Slaughter (R) v. Mark Ash (L)
1st Court of Appeals: 9 Justices, 10 Counties, Based in Houston
Concurrent Jurisdiction with 14th Court
Place 2: Gordon Goodman (D) v Jane Bland* (R)
Place 6: Sarah Beth Landau (D) v. Harvey G. Brown* (R)
Place 7: Julie Countiss (D) v. Terry Wayne Yates (R)
Place 8: Richard Hightower (D) v. Michael C. Massengale* (R)
Place 9: Peter Kelly (D) v. Jennifer V. Caughey* (R)
2nd Court of Appeals: 7 Justices, 12 Counties, Based in Fort Worth
Chief Justice: Bonnie Sudderth* (R)
Place 4 OPEN SEAT: Wade Birdwell* (R)
Place 5: Delonia A. Watson (D) v. Dabney Bassel (R)
Place 6: Mark T. Pittman* (R)
3rd Court of Appeals: 6 Justices, 24 Counties, Based in Austin
Place 2: Edward Smith (D) v. Cindy Olson Bourland* (R)
Place 3: Chari Kelly (D) v. Scott Field* (R)
Place 5: Thomas J. Baker (D) v. David Puryear* (R)
Place 6: Gisela Triana (D) v. Mike Toth* (R)
4th Court of Appeals: 7 Justices, 32 Counties, Based in San Antonio
Place 2: Beth Watkins (D) v. Marialyn Barnard* (R)
Place 3: Patricia O’Connell Alvarez* (D) v. Jason Pulliam (R)
Place 4: Luz Elena D. Chapa* (D) v. Patrick Ballantyne (R)
Place 5 OPEN SEAT: Liza Rodriguez (D) v. Rebecca Simmons (R)
Place 7: Rebeca A. Martinez* (D) v. Shane Stolarczyk (R)
5th Court of Appeals: 13 Justices, 6 Counties, Based in Dallas
Chief Justice OPEN SEAT: Robert Burns (D) v. Douglas S. Lang (R)
Place 2: Robbie Partida-Kipness (D) v. David Evans* (R)
Place 5: Erin Nowell (D) v. Craig Stoddart* (R)
Place 9: Bill Pedersen (D) v. Jason Boatright* (R)
Place 10: Amanda Reichek (D) v. Molly Francis* (R)
Place 11 OPEN SEAT: Cory Carlyle (D) v. John G. Browning (R)
Place 12 OPEN SEAT: Ken Molberg (D) v. Jim Pikl (R)
Place 13: Leslie Lester Osborne (D) v. Elizabeth Lang-Miers* (R)
6th Court of Appeals: 3 Justices, 19 Counties, Based in Texarkana
Place 2: OPEN SEAT: Scott Stevens (R)
7th Court of Appeals: 4 Justices, 32 Counties, Based in Amarillo
Place 2: Judy Parker* (R)
Place 3: Pat Pirtle* (R)
8th Court of Appeals: 3 Justices, 18 Counties, Based in El Paso
Place 2: Yvonne Rodriguez* (D)
Place 3: Gina M. Palafox* (D)
9th Court of Appeals: 4 Justices, 10 Counties, Based in Beaumont
Place 3: Leanne Johnson* (R)
Place 4: Hollis Horton* (R)
10th Court of Appeals: 3 Justices, 18 Counties, Based in Waco
Chief Justice: Tom Gray* (R)
11th Court of Appeals: 3 Justices, 28 Counties, Based in Eastland
Chief Justice: John Bailey* (R)
Place 3: (Pending Vacancy) Frank Stamey (R)
12th Court of Appeals: 3 Justices, 17 Counties, Based in Tyler
Place 3: Greg Neeley* (R)
13th Court of Appeals: 6 Justices, 20 Counties, Based in Corpus Christi & Edinburg
Chief Justice OPEN SEAT: Dori Contreras (D) v. Ernest “Ernie” Aliseda (R)
Place 2: Nora Longoria* (D) v. Greg Perkes (R)
Place 4: Rudy Delgado (D) v. Jaime Tijerina (R)
Place 5: Gina M. Benavides* (D) v. Clarissa Silva (R)
14th Court of Appeals: 9 Justices, 10 Counties, Based in Houston
Concurrent Jurisdiction with 1st Court
Place 3: Jerry Zimmerer (D) v. Brett Busby* (R)
Place 4: Charles Spain (D) v. Marc Brown* (R)
Place 5: Frances Bourliot (D) v. Martha Hill Jamison* (R)
Place 6: Meagan Hassan (D) v. Bill Boyce* (R)
Place 8: Margaret “Meg” Poissant (D) v. John Donovan* (R)
2016 Judicial Candidate Profiles
Information is updated as candidate data becomes available. All information gathered from public sources and may not yet be approved by the candidate. Please send any corrections to info@tcjl.com. [*denotes Incumbent]
November General Election Races (held November 8, 2016)
- Texas Supreme Court, Place 3: Mike Westergren (D) v. Debra Lehrmann* (R)
- Texas Supreme Court, Place 5: Dori Contreras Garza (D) v. Paul Green* (R)
- Texas Supreme Court, Place 9: Savannah Robinson (D) v. Eva Guzman* (R)
- Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 2: Larry Meyers* (D) v. Mary Lou Keel (R)
- Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 5: Betsy Johnson (D) v. Scott Walker (R)
- Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 6: Robert D. Burns III (D) v. Mike Keasler* (R)
- 1st Court of Appeals, Chief Justice: Jim Peacock (D) v. Sherry Radack* (R)
- 1st Court of Appeals, Place 4: Barbara Gardner (D) v. Evelyn Keyes* (R)
- 2nd Court of Appeals, Place 3: Anne Gardner* (R)
- 2nd Court of Appeals, Place 4: Bonnie Sudderth* (R)
- 3rd Court of Appeals, Place 2: Cindy Bourland* (R)
- 3rd Court of Appeals, Place 4: Melissa Goodwin* (R)
- 4th Court of Appeals, Place 6: Irene Rios (D) v. Jason Pulliam* (R)
- 5th Court of Appeals, Place 4: Gena Slaughter (D) v. Lana Myers* (R)
- 5th Court of Appeals, Place 7: Dennise Garcia (D) v. David Schenck* (R)
- Texas 6th Court of Appeals, Chief Justice: Josh R. Morriss III* (R)
- 7th Court of Appeals, Place 4: James T. Campbell* (R)
- 8th Court of Appeals, Place 3: Gina Palafox* (D)
- 9th Court of Appeals, Place 2: Charles Kreger* (R)
- 10th Court of Appeals, Place 3: Al Scoggins* (R)
- 11th Court of Appeals, Place 3: John Bailey* (R)
- 12th Court of Appeals, Place 2: Brian Hoyle* (R)
- 12th Court of Appeals, Place 3: Greg Neeley* (R)
- 13th Court of Appeals, Place 3: Leticia Hinojosa (D) v. Greg Perkes* (R)
- 14th Court of Appeals, Place 2: Candance White (D) v. Kevin Jewell (R)
- 14th Court of Appeals, Place 9: Peter Kelly (D) v. Tracy Christopher* (R)
- Texas 165th District Court, Harris County: Debra Ibarra Mayfield* (R)
- Texas 393rd District Court, Denton County: Evan Stone (D) v. Doug Robison* (R)