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Maggie Ellis
Maggie Ellis (Democratic Party) is a judge for Place 2 of the Texas Third District Court of Appeals. She assumed office on January 1, 2025. Her current term ends on December 31, 2030.
Ellis (Democratic Party) ran for election for the Place 2 judge of the Texas Third District Court of Appeals. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Ellis completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Maggie Ellis' career experience includes working as an attorney.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2024
General election
General election for Texas Third District Court of Appeals Place 2
Maggie Ellis defeated John Messinger in the general election for Texas Third District Court of Appeals Place 2 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Maggie Ellis (D)  | 50.9 | 700,587 |
 | John Messinger (R) | 49.1 | 675,885 | |
| Total votes: 1,376,472 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Texas Third District Court of Appeals Place 2
Maggie Ellis defeated incumbent Edward Smith in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas Third District Court of Appeals Place 2 on May 28, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Maggie Ellis | 65.0 | 17,385 |
 | Edward Smith | 35.0 | 9,362 | |
| Total votes: 26,747 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas Third District Court of Appeals Place 2
Maggie Ellis and incumbent Edward Smith advanced to a runoff. They defeated Melissa Lorber in the Democratic primary for Texas Third District Court of Appeals Place 2 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Maggie Ellis | 40.5 | 56,909 |
| ✔ | | Edward Smith | 31.5 | 44,192 |
 | Melissa Lorber | 28.0 | 39,337 | |
| Total votes: 140,438 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Third District Court of Appeals Place 2
John Messinger advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Third District Court of Appeals Place 2 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Messinger | 100.0 | 185,153 |
| Total votes: 185,153 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Ellis in this election.
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Travis County, Texas (2020)
General election
General election for Texas 200th District Court
Jessica Mangrum won election in the general election for Texas 200th District Court on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jessica Mangrum (D) | 100.0 | 430,990 |
| Total votes: 430,990 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 200th District Court
Jessica Mangrum defeated Maggie Ellis in the Democratic primary for Texas 200th District Court on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jessica Mangrum | 52.8 | 91,013 |
| Maggie Ellis | 47.2 | 81,383 | |
| Total votes: 172,396 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Maggie Ellis completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Ellis' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- I have experience working on all sides of the docket, in both civil and criminal cases, representing individuals, representing the State, and as a judge.
- I will bring a lived understanding of what many people who come before the court have experienced.
- The keystone of my campaign has been that you can't serve people you don't see. My husband and I put tens of thousands of miles on our vehicle traveling to all 24 counties in the Court's jurisdiction to visit with thousands of people who are served by the 3rd Court of Appeals.
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2020
Maggie Ellis did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Texas Third District Court of Appeals Place 2 |
Officeholder Texas Third District Court of Appeals Place 2 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 11, 2024
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Edward Smith (D) |
Texas Third District Court of Appeals Place 2 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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