Tracy E. Christopher

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Tracy E. Christopher (Republican Party) is a judge for Chief Justice of the Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals. She assumed office on January 1, 2021. Her current term ends on December 31, 2026.

Christopher (Republican Party) ran for election for the Chief Justice judge of the Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals. She won in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Christopher was elected as chief justice of the Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals in 2020. She first joined the court in 2009. She previously represented Place 9 on the court from 2009 to 2021.

Education

University of Texas School of Law, with honors, 1981
University of Notre Dame, with honors, 1978^[1]

Career

Judge of the 295th District Court for 15 years
Practiced law for 13 years with the law firms of Susman Godfrey (1986-1994) and Vinson & Elkins (1981-1986).^[1]

Elections

2020

General election

General election for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice

Tracy E. Christopher defeated Jane Robinson in the general election for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice on November 3, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Tracy E. Christopher (R)	50.0	1,155,345
	Jane Robinson (D)	50.0	1,154,154

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,309,499
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice

Jane Robinson defeated Jim Evans in the Democratic primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice on March 3, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Jane Robinson	80.6	282,635
	Jim Evans	19.4	68,043

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 350,678
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice

Tracy E. Christopher advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tracy E. Christopher	100.0	283,249

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 283,249
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Campaign finance

2016

See also: Texas judicial elections, 2016

Christopher ran for re-election to the Fourteenth District Court of Appeals in the 2016 elections. She registered for the 2016 race as a Republican and faced Democratic challenger Peter M. Kelly in the general election.^[2]

Election results

November 8 general election

Incumbent Tracy E. Christopher defeated Peter M. Kelly in the general election for the Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals, Place 9.

Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals, Place 9, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Tracy E. Christopher Incumbent	52.43%	966,844
	Democratic	Peter M. Kelly	47.57%	877,132
Total Votes (100% reporting)				1,843,976
Source: Texas Secretary of State Official Results

March 1 primary election

Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals, Seat 9, Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Tracy E. Christopher Incumbent (unopposed)	100.00%	327,369
Total Votes (100% Reporting)				327,369
Source: Texas Secretary of State Official Results

2010

See also: Texas judicial elections, 2010

Christopher defeated Democrat Tim Riley in the November 2 general election, winning 59.2% of the vote.^[3]

Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

Tracy E. Christopher did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Awards and associations

Trial Judge of the Year by the Texas Association of Civil Trial and Appellate Specialists.
Member of the Supreme Court Advisory Committee.
Chair of the Pattern Jury Charge Oversight Committee.^[1]
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Texas Children’s Hospital
Houston Bar Association’s charitable programs^[1]

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