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The Texas Fourth Court of Appeals is one of 15 intermediate appellate courts in Texas. The court was created in 1893 out of territory taken from the First and Third courts of civil appeals.

The Fourth Court has intermediate appellate jurisdiction of both civil and criminal cases appealed from the lower courts. In civil cases, it has jurisdiction where judgment rendered exceeds $100, exclusive of costs, and other civil proceedings as provided by law. It has jurisdiction in criminal cases except in post-conviction writs of habeas corpus and in cases where the death penalty has been imposed.

The Fourth Court of Appeals is composed of seven justices. It covers 32 counties in South Texas and the Texas Hill Country.

Published opinions of the Fourth District Court of Appeals can be found here.

 

Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals
Court information
Judges:	7
Salary:	Associates: $154,000
Judicial selection
Method:	Partisan election of judges
Term:	6 years

Jurisdiction

The Fouth District Court of Appeals has appellate jurisdiction over appeals arising from district and county courts in 32 counties:

• Atascosa
• Bandera
• Bexar
• Brooks
• Dimmet
• Duval
• Edwards
• Frio
• Guadalupe
• Gillespie
• Jim Hogg
• Jim Wells
• Karnes
• Kendall
• Kerr
• Kimble
• Kinney
• La Salle
• Mason
• Maverick
• McMullen
• Medina
• Menard
• Real
• Starr
• Sutton
• Uvalde
• Val Verde
• Webb
• Wilson
• Zapata
• Zavala

Current justices

Judge	Tenure	Appointed By
Adrian Spears	January 1, 2025 - Present
Todd McCray	January 1, 2025 - Present
Velia Meza	January 1, 2025 - Present
Lori Brissette	January 1, 2025 - Present
Irene Alarcon Rios	January 1, 2017 - Present
Lori I. Valenzuela	January 22, 2021 - Present	Greg Abbott
Rebeca Martinez	January 1, 2021 - Present

Judicial selection

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.

Qualifications

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;* and
• a practicing lawyer and/or judge for at least 10 years.

Chief justice

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.

Vacancies

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.

Salary

In 2024, the associate judges of the court received a base salary of $154,000, according to the Texas Office of Court Administration.

Elections

2024

See also: Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2024

The terms of forty-three Texas intermediate appellate court judges expired on December 31, 2024. The forty-three 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.

First District

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Third District
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Fourth District
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Twelfth District
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Fourteenth District
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Judges not on the ballot
Fourth District

• Patricia Alvarez (Place Three)

Fifth District

• Robert D. Burns III (Chief Justice)
• Bill Pedersen (Place Nine)

Ninth District

• Hollis Horton (Place Four)

Tenth District

• Steve Smith (Place Three)

Thirteenth District

• 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

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.

Candidates and election results

First District Court of Appeals

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

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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

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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

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	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

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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

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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

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Second District Court of Appeals

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

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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

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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

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

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	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

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	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

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Fourth District Court of Appeals

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

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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

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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

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	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

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	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

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	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

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Fifth District Court of Appeals

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

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	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

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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

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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

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	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

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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

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	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

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

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Place 3

General election

Reason canceled : Uncontested election; candidate(s) won

Seventh District Court of Appeals

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

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Eighth District Court of Appeals

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

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	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

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	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

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

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	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

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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

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	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

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

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Eleventh District Court of Appeals

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

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Twelfth District Court of Appeals

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

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Thirteenth District Court of Appeals

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

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	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

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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

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	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

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

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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

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	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

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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

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	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

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	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

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Judges not on the ballot

Third District Court of Appeals

• Melissa Goodwin (Place 4)

Fifth District Court of Appeals

• Lana Myers (Place 4)
• David Schenck (Place 7)

Ninth District Court of Appeals

• Charles Kreger (Place 2)

2020

See also: Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2020

Judges with expiring terms

This is a list of the justices who had to stand for partisan election in 2020 in order to remain on the bench. Justices could choose not to stand for election.

■ Sandee Marion

2018

See also: Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2018

General election

General election for Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals Place 2

Beth Watkins defeated incumbent Marialyn Barnard in the general election for Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals Place 2 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Beth Watkins (D)	52.0	429,521
		Marialyn Barnard (R)	48.0	396,458

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals Place 2

Beth Watkins advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals Place 2 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Beth Watkins

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals Place 2

Incumbent Marialyn Barnard advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals Place 2 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Marialyn Barnard

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General election

General election for Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals Place 3

Incumbent Patricia Alvarez defeated Jason Pulliam in the general election for Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals Place 3 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Patricia Alvarez (D)	53.1	438,709
		Jason Pulliam (R)	46.9	388,009

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals Place 3

Incumbent Patricia Alvarez advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals Place 3 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Patricia Alvarez

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals Place 3

Jason Pulliam advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals Place 3 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Jason Pulliam

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General election

General election for Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals Place 4

Incumbent Luz Elena Chapa defeated Patrick Ballantyne in the general election for Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals Place 4 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Luz Elena Chapa (D)	53.9	445,672
	Submit photo	Patrick Ballantyne (R)	46.1	381,319

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals Place 4

Incumbent Luz Elena Chapa advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals Place 4 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Luz Elena Chapa

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals Place 4

Patrick Ballantyne advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals Place 4 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Patrick Ballantyne

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General election

General election for Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals Place 5

Liza Rodriguez defeated Rebecca Simmons in the general election for Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals Place 5 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Liza Rodriguez (D)	52.4	433,796
		Rebecca Simmons (R)	47.6	393,321

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 827,117
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals Place 5

Liza Rodriguez advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals Place 5 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Liza Rodriguez

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals Place 5

Rebecca Simmons advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals Place 5 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Rebecca Simmons

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General election

General election for Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals Place 7

Incumbent Rebeca Martinez defeated Shane Stolarczyk in the general election for Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals Place 7 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Rebeca Martinez (D)	54.0	446,260
		Shane Stolarczyk (R)	46.0	380,905

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals Place 7

Incumbent Rebeca Martinez advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals Place 7 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Rebeca Martinez

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals Place 7

Shane Stolarczyk advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals Place 7 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Shane Stolarczyk

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2016

Main article: Texas judicial elections, 2016

Candidates

Place 6

■ Irene Rios (D)
■ Jason Pulliam (R) (Incumbent)

Election results

November 8 general election

Irene Alarcon Rios defeated incumbent Jason Pulliam in the general election for the Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals, Place 6.

Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals, Place 6, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Irene Alarcon Rios	51.73%	457,048
	Republican	Jason Pulliam Incumbent	48.27%	426,468
Total Votes (100% reporting)				883,516
Source: Texas Secretary of State Official Results

March 1 primary election

Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Irene Alarcon Rios  (unopposed)	100.00%	142,369
Total Votes (100% Reporting)				142,369
Source: Texas Secretary of State Official Results

Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals, Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jason Pulliam Incumbent (unopposed)	100.00%	150,594
Total Votes (100% Reporting)				150,594
Source: Texas Secretary of State Official Results

2014

Chief Justice

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
RiosIrene Alarcon Rios	No	Democratic	100%A	44.5%   D
MarionSandee MarionA	Yes	Republican	100%A	55.5%   A

2012

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Place	Primary Vote	Election Vote
GarzaBaldemar Garza	No	Democratic	Place 2	100%A	49.1%   A
TowlerDavid D. Towler	No	Democratic	Place 5	100%A	47.9%   A
AngeliniKaren Angelini   A	Yes	Republican	Place 5	100%A	52.1%   A
ChapaLuz Elena Chapa   A	No	Democratic	Place 4	100%A	51.5%   A
BarnardMarialyn Barnard   A	Yes	Republican	Place 2	100%A	50.9%   A
AlvarezPatricia Alvarez   A	No	Democratic	Place 3	100%A	51%   A
SpeedlinPhylis Speedlin	Yes	Republican	Place 7	100%A	48.1%   A
MartinezRebeca Martinez   A	No	Democratic	Place 7	61.1%A	51.9%   A
SimmonsRebecca Simmons	Yes	Republican	Place 5	100%A	49%   A
HilbigSteve Hilbig	Yes	Republican		100%A	48.5%   A

2010

Appellate Court, Place	Candidates	Details	Results
Fifth District, Place 4	(R): Lana Myers (D):Bonnie Lee Goldstein	Lana Myers was appointed in 2009; ran for election.	Lana Myers won with 58.3% of the vote.
Fifth District, Place 7	(R): Michael O'Neill	Michael O'Neill was up for re-election.	Michael O'Neill
Fifth District, Place 12	(R): Robert Fillmore (D): Lawrence Praeger	Robert Fillmore was up for re-election.	Robert Fillmore won with 58.3% of the vote.

Ethics

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

The full text of the Texas Code of Judicial Conduct can be found here.

Removal of judges

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.

History

Below are some key highlights in the court's history:

• Texas appeals courts were established by amendment to the Texas Constitution in 1891.

• The Texas Legislature authorized courts of civil appeals to issue writs of mandamus and all other writs necessary to enforce their jurisdiction in 1892.

• The Texas Legislature created the Fourth District Court in 1893 out of territory acquired from the first and third courts.

• The Fourth district originally encompassed 47 counties, but with the creation of the Thirteenth Court of Appeals, it now covers 32 counties.

• In 1981, the court received criminal jurisdiction, and the number of justices on the court increased from three to seven.

• The first chief justices appointed by Governor Hogg were Justice John J. James, Justice William Seat Fly and Justice H. H. Neill.

• Justice William Seat Fly served on the court for 41 years.

State profile

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

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.

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.

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External links

• Texas Fourth Court of Appeals

Footnotes

Texas courts

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Federal courts:

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, Northern District of Texas, Southern District of Texas • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, Northern District of Texas, Southern District of Texas

State courts:

Texas Supreme Court • Texas Court of Appeals • Texas Court of Criminal Appeals • Texas District Courts • Texas County Courts • Texas County Courts at Law • Texas Statutory Probate Courts • Texas Justice of the Peace Courts

State resources:

Courts in Texas • Texas judicial elections • Judicial selection in Texas