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Jeff Alley
Jeff Alley (Republican Party) was a judge for Chief Justice of the Texas Eighth District Court of Appeals. He assumed office on December 8, 2023. He left office on December 31, 2024.
Alley (Republican Party) ran in a special election for the Place 2 judge of the Texas Eighth District Court of Appeals. He lost in the special general election on November 8, 2022.
Gov. Greg Abbott (R) appointed Alley as chief justice on December 8, 2023.[1]
Biography
Education
Alley received a bachelor's degree in economics from Texas Tech University and a J.D. from Texas Tech University School of Law.[2]
Career
At the time of his appointment to the Texas Eighth District Court of Appeals, Alley served as the staff attorney to former Chief Justice Ann McClure of the Eighth Court of Appeals. Prior to that, he worked in private practice for 30 years.[2]
Elections
2024
Jeff Alley did not file to run for re-election.
2022
See also: Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
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 | ||
| ✔ | Lisa Soto (D) | 60.4 | 111,838 | |
| Jeff Alley (R) | 39.6 | 73,367 | ||
| 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 | ||
| ✔ | Lisa Soto | 54.6 | 21,005 | |
| Veronica Lerma | 45.4 | 17,498 | ||
| 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 | ||
| ✔ | Jeff Alley | 100.0 | 21,289 | |
| Total votes: 21,289 | |||
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Campaign finance
2020
See also: Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2020
General election
General election for Texas Eighth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice
Yvonne Rodriguez defeated incumbent Jeff Alley in the general election for Texas Eighth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Yvonne Rodriguez (D) | 64.7 | 187,827 | |
| Jeff Alley (R) | 35.3 | 102,426 | ||
| Total votes: 290,253 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas Eighth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice
Yvonne Rodriguez defeated Angie Juarez Barill in the Democratic primary for Texas Eighth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Yvonne Rodriguez | 60.1 | 41,299 | |
| Angie Juarez Barill | 39.9 | 27,404 | ||
| Total votes: 68,703 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Eighth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice
Incumbent Jeff Alley advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Eighth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jeff Alley | 100.0 | 23,689 | |
| Total votes: 23,689 | |||
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Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jeff Alley did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Jeff Alley did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Texas Eighth District Court of Appeals Place 2 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ KFOX14, "Abbott appoints El Paso native, Jeff Alley, as Chief Justice of 8th Court of Appeals," December 8, 2023
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cite error: Invalid
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| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by - |
Texas Eighth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice 2023-2024 |
Succeeded by Maria Salas-Mendoza (D) |
| Preceded by - |
Texas Eighth District Court of Appeals Place 2 2021-2022 |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Texas Eighth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice 2019-2020 |
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
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