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Gino Rossini
Gino Rossini (Republican Party) is a judge for Place 11 of the Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals. He assumed office on January 1, 2025. His current term ends on December 31, 2030.
Rossini (Republican Party) ran for election for the Place 11 judge of the Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Rossini completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Gino Rossini graduated from Cistercian Preparatory School. He earned a bachelor's degree from Georgetown University in 1992 and a law degree from the University of Texas School of Law in 1998. His career experience includes working as an attorney.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2024
General election
General election for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 11
Gino Rossini defeated Kim Cooks in the general election for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 11 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Gino Rossini (R)  | 50.5 | 766,448 |
 | Kim Cooks (D) | 49.5 | 751,844 | |
| Total votes: 1,518,292 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 11
Kim Cooks defeated incumbent Cory Carlyle in the Democratic primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 11 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kim Cooks | 59.5 | 90,232 |
 | Cory Carlyle | 40.5 | 61,509 | |
| Total votes: 151,741 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 11
Gino Rossini advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 11 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gino Rossini | 100.0 | 185,898 |
| Total votes: 185,898 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Rossini in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Gino Rossini completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Rossini's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Gino's practice focuses on appeals. He is Board Certified in Civil Appellate Law. Gino is an experienced, hard-working, thoughtful attorney who cares about getting it right and will make every decision in a fair and even-handed manner. He is an active member in the Dallas Bar Association and Texas Bar Association and serves as Treasurer on the Board of the Texas Bar’s Civil Liberties and Civil Rights section. Gino has volunteered with Christian faith-based organizations since before law school, including serving as a full-time youth volunteer for two years. Since returning to the Dallas area, Gino has served with the Dallas Housing Crisis Center and worked with different church programs for men, marrieds, and youth.
Gino will bring consistency, predictability, and fairness for all. His conservative judicial approach means no legislating from the bench, ever. "I believe an appellate judge's role is to interpret the law as written and apply it to the facts before the court, with no favoritism to either party." ww.Gino4Justice.com- Gino is qualified and experienced. Gino graduated Order of the Coif from The University of Texas at Austin School of Law. He interned with a Justice on the Texas Supreme Court, clerked with a U.S. District Judge, and worked as a Staff Attorney at the Second Court of Appeals. Gino has decades of legal experience, mainly in civil litigation and appeals and also including as a criminal prosecutor. Gino is the only candidate in this race who (1) specializes in civil appeals, (2) regularly practices before the Fifth Court of Appeals, (3) is Board Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Civil Appellate Law, and (4) is designated "QUALIFIED" by the non-partisan non-profit Committee for a Qualified Judiciary. www.cqjdallas.org
- Gino will apply the law and not legislate from the bench, ever. Before serving on this court, each Justice takes an oath to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution and law of the United States and Constitution and laws of the State of Texas, meaning the ratified or enacted written instruments. In addition, our constitutional system is based on three branches of government, each with their own part to play, and the roll of the judiciary does not include enacting laws or ratifying constitutional provisions. Accordingly, Gino’s approach to interpreting the law begins with, and endeavors to remain faithful to, the text of legislative enactments and the public meaning of the text of the constitution when ratified. www.Gino4Justice.com.
- Gino is fair and impartial. Gino strongly believes that all people are of inestimable worth, and all deserve to be treated fairly and with dignity. The roll of Justice on the Fifth Court of Appeals is that of servant to all, hard-working and conscientious, treating all equally regardless of background or belief. Although our legal system produces “winners” and “losers,” everyone should receive a fair hearing in court. Gino will fairly and impartially apply the law to the facts before the court, for everyone. To find out more and to donate to the Gino Rossini Campaign, visit www.Gino4Justice.com.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 11 |
Officeholder Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 11 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 8, 2024
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| Preceded by Cory Carlyle (D) |
Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 11 2025-Present |
Succeeded by - |
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
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