Jerry Zimmerer

Jerry Zimmerer

Democratic Party

Candidate, Texas Fifteenth District Court of Appeals Place 1

Prior offices

Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3

Successor: Chad Bridges

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Elections and appointments

Next election

March 3, 2026

Education

High school

Pasadena High School

Bachelor's

Houston Baptist University

Law

South Texas College of Law

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Profession

Attorney

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Jerry Zimmerer (Democratic Party) is running for election for the Place 1 judge of the Texas Fifteenth District Court of Appeals. He declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on March 3, 2026.^[source]

Zimmerer (Democratic Party) was a judge for Place 3 of the Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals. He assumed office in 2019. He left office on December 31, 2024.

Biography

Zimmerer graduated from Pasadena High School in 1973. He earned a B.A. in theology and business management from Houston Baptist University in 1978, a J.D. from South Texas College of Law in 1984, and an L.L.M. in health law and international law from the University of Houston Law Center in 2015. Zimmerer’s career experience includes working as a managing member with Zimmerer & Associates, PLLC and as a senior project manager of network technology engineering with AT&T Mobility.

Elections

2026

See also: Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on March 3, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Texas Fifteenth District Court of Appeals Place 1

Jerry Zimmerer (D) is running in the Democratic primary for Texas Fifteenth District Court of Appeals Place 1 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Jerry Zimmerer

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Fifteenth District Court of Appeals Place 1

Incumbent Scott Brister (R) is running in the Republican primary for Texas Fifteenth District Court of Appeals Place 1 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Scott Brister

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2024

See also: Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2024

General election

General election for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3

Chad Bridges defeated Velda Faulkner in the general election for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Chad Bridges (R)	54.0	1,202,180
	Submit photo	Velda Faulkner (D)	46.0	1,024,078

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,226,258
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Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3

Velda Faulkner defeated incumbent Jerry Zimmerer in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3 on May 28, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Velda Faulkner	58.5	31,143
		Jerry Zimmerer	41.5	22,055

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 53,198
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3

Velda Faulkner and incumbent Jerry Zimmerer advanced to a runoff. They defeated Chuck Silverman and Mark Ritchie in the Democratic primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Velda Faulkner	45.9	94,727
✔		Jerry Zimmerer	23.4	48,201
	Submit photo	Chuck Silverman	18.7	38,673
	Submit photo	Mark Ritchie	12.0	24,726

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 206,327
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3

Chad Bridges advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Chad Bridges	100.0	266,064

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 266,064
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Endorsements

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2020

See also: Texas Supreme Court elections, 2020

General election

General election for Texas Supreme Court Place 1 Chief Justice

Incumbent Nathan Hecht defeated Amy Clark Meachum and Mark Ash in the general election for Texas Supreme Court Place 1 Chief Justice on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Nathan Hecht (R)	53.0	5,827,085
		Amy Clark Meachum (D)	44.5	4,893,402
		Mark Ash (L)	2.5	277,491

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,997,978
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Charles E. Waterbury (G)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 1 Chief Justice

Amy Clark Meachum defeated Jerry Zimmerer in the Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 1 Chief Justice on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Amy Clark Meachum	80.5	1,434,175
		Jerry Zimmerer	19.5	347,186

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,781,361
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• William McLeod (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 1 Chief Justice

Incumbent Nathan Hecht advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 1 Chief Justice on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Nathan Hecht	100.0	1,718,096

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Green convention

Green convention for Texas Supreme Court Place 1 Chief Justice

Charles E. Waterbury advanced from the Green convention for Texas Supreme Court Place 1 Chief Justice on April 18, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Charles E. Waterbury (G)

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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Texas Supreme Court Place 1 Chief Justice

Mark Ash advanced from the Libertarian convention for Texas Supreme Court Place 1 Chief Justice on August 3, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Mark Ash (L)

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2018

See also: Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2018

General election

General election for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3

Jerry Zimmerer defeated incumbent Brett Busby in the general election for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jerry Zimmerer (D)	51.2	884,260
		Brett Busby (R)	48.8	842,634

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,726,894
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3

Jerry Zimmerer defeated Joseph Willie II in the Democratic primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jerry Zimmerer	51.2	96,401
	Submit photo	Joseph Willie II	48.8	91,963

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 188,364
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3

Incumbent Brett Busby advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Brett Busby

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Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2020

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Jerry Zimmerer campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3	Lost primary runoff	$159,079	$181,678
Grand total			$159,079	$181,678
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

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Preceded by -	Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3 2019-2024	Succeeded by Chad Bridges (R)

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