Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals

	Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals
	Court information
Judges:	13
Salary:	Associates: $192,500
	Judicial selection
Method:	Partisan election of judges
Term:	6 years

Texas Fifth Court of Appeals is one of 15 intermediate appellate courts in Texas.^[1]

Published opinions of the Fifth District Court of Appeals can be found here.'

Jurisdiction

The Fifth District Court of Appeals has appellate jurisdiction over appeals arising from district and county courts in 6 counties:

Judges

Judge	Tenure	Appointed By
J.J. Koch	January 1, 2025 - Present
Craig Smith	January 1, 2021 - Present
Cynthia Barbare	January 1, 2025 - Present
Emily Miskel	December 26, 2022 - Present	Greg Abbott
Mike Lee	January 1, 2025 - Present
Tina Yoo Clinton	January 1, 2025 - Present
Dennise Garcia	January 1, 2021 - Present
Nancy Kennedy	January 1, 2023 - Present
Earl Jackson	January 1, 2025 - Present
Gino Rossini	January 1, 2025 - Present
Maricela Moore	January 1, 2023 - Present
Bonnie Lee Goldstein	January 1, 2021 - Present
Jessica Voyce Lewis	January 1, 2025 - Present

Salary

See also: Texas court salaries and budgets

In 2025, associate judges serving on the Texas District Courts of Appeals in districts 1 through 14 received a base salary of $192,500, according to the Office of Court Administration. Judges on the Fifteenth District Court of Appeals earned a base salary of $205,000.^[3]

Judicial selection

See also: Partisan election of judges and Judicial selection in Texas

The justices of the Texas Court of Appeals are selected in district level partisan elections. The elected justices serve six-year terms, after which they must run for re-election if they wish to remain on the court.^[4]

Qualifications

To serve on the Texas Court of Appeals, a justice must be:

a U.S. citizen;
a resident of Texas;
licensed to practice law in the state;
between the ages of 35 and 75;*^[5]^[6] and
a practicing lawyer and/or judge for at least 10 years.^[4]

Chief justice

The chief justice of each district court is selected by voters at large. He or she serves in that capacity for a full six-year term.^[4]

Vacancies

In the event of a midterm vacancy, the governor appoints a replacement who must be confirmed by the Texas Senate. The appointee serves until the next general election, in which he or she may compete to serve for the remainder of the unexpired term.^[4]

Elections

Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice

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Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 2

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Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 5

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Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 9

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Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 10

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Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 11

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Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 12

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Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 13

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Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 4

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Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 7

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Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 3

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 Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 3

Amanda Reichek (D) is running in the Democratic primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 3 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Amanda Reichek

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 3

Matthew Kolodoski (R) is running in the Republican primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 3 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
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Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 6

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 Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 6

Monica Purdy (D) is running in the Democratic primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 6 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Monica Purdy

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 6

Benjamin N. Smith (R) is running in the Republican primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 6 on March 3, 2026.

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Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 8

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 Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 8

Nicholas Palmer (D) and Andrea Plumlee (D) are running in the Democratic primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 8 on March 3, 2026.

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	Submit photo	Nicholas Palmer
	Submit photo	Andrea Plumlee

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 8

Ashley Wysocki (R) is running in the Republican primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 8 on March 3, 2026.

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		Ashley Wysocki

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Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice

General election

General election for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice

J.J. Koch (R) defeated Staci Williams (D) in the general election for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice on November 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	J.J. Koch (R)	50.4	768,582
	Staci Williams (D)	49.6	755,069

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,523,651
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice

Staci Williams (D) defeated Dennise Garcia (D) in the Democratic primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice on March 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Staci Williams	53.9	83,464
	Dennise Garcia	46.1	71,274

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 154,738
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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice

J.J. Koch (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		J.J. Koch	100.0	188,764

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 188,764
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Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 2

General election

General election for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 2

Jessica Voyce Lewis (R) defeated incumbent Robbie Partida-Kipness (D) in the general election for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 2 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jessica Voyce Lewis (R)	51.4	781,250
	Submit photo	Robbie Partida-Kipness (D)	48.6	739,035

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,520,285
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 2

Incumbent Robbie Partida-Kipness (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 2 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Robbie Partida-Kipness	100.0	140,216

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 140,216
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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 2

Jessica Voyce Lewis (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 2 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jessica Voyce Lewis	100.0	187,865

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 187,865
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Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 5

General election

General election for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 5

Cynthia Barbare (R) defeated incumbent Erin Nowell (D) in the general election for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 5 on November 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Cynthia Barbare (R)	50.5	767,119
	Erin Nowell (D)	49.5	753,359

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,520,478
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 5

Incumbent Erin Nowell (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 5 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Erin Nowell	100.0	140,990

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 140,990
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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 5

Cynthia Barbare (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 5 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cynthia Barbare	100.0	187,167

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 187,167
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Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 9

General election

General election for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 9

Tina Yoo Clinton (D) defeated Matthew Kolodoski (R) in the general election for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 9 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tina Yoo Clinton (D)	50.1	760,927
	Submit photo	Matthew Kolodoski (R)	49.9	759,331

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,520,258
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 9

Tina Yoo Clinton (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 9 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tina Yoo Clinton	100.0	143,186

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 143,186
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Theresa Bui Creevy (D)

Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 9

Matthew Kolodoski (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 9 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Matthew Kolodoski	100.0	186,503

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 186,503
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Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 10

General election

General election for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 10

Earl Jackson (R) defeated incumbent Amanda Reichek (D) in the general election for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 10 on November 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Earl Jackson (R)	50.1	761,274
	Amanda Reichek (D)	49.9	757,764

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,519,038
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 10

Incumbent Amanda Reichek (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 10 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Amanda Reichek	100.0	140,791

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 140,791
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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 10

Earl Jackson (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 10 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Earl Jackson	100.0	186,177

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 186,177
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Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 11

General election

General election for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 11

Gino Rossini (R) defeated Kim Cooks (D) 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

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,518,292
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 11

Kim Cooks (D) defeated incumbent Cory Carlyle (D) 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

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 151,741
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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 11

Gino Rossini (R) 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

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 185,898
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Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 12

General election

General election for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 12

Mike Lee (R) defeated incumbent Ken Molberg (D) in the general election for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 12 on November 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Mike Lee (R)	50.8	771,073
	Ken Molberg (D)	49.2	747,477

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,518,550
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 12

Incumbent Ken Molberg (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 12 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ken Molberg	100.0	141,012

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 141,012
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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 12

Mike Lee (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 12 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mike Lee	100.0	188,884

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 188,884
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Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 13

General election

General election for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 13

Incumbent Emily Miskel (R) defeated Tonya Parker (D) in the general election for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 13 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Emily Miskel (R)	50.1	761,488
	Submit photo	Tonya Parker (D)	49.9	756,942

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,518,430
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 13

Tonya Parker (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 13 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Tonya Parker	100.0	144,420

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 144,420
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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 13

Incumbent Emily Miskel (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 13 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Emily Miskel	100.0	186,062

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 186,062
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Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 4

General election

General election for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 4

Maricela Moore (D) defeated Emily Miskel (R) in the general election for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 4 on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Maricela Moore (D)	50.8	572,345
	Emily Miskel (R)	49.2	553,846

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,126,191
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 4

Maricela Moore (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 4 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Maricela Moore	100.0	154,697

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 154,697
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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 4

Emily Miskel (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 4 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Emily Miskel	100.0	162,174

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 162,174
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Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 7

General election

General election for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 7

Nancy Kennedy (D) defeated Kristina Williams (R) in the general election for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 7 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Nancy Kennedy (D)	51.1	574,887
	Submit photo	Kristina Williams (R)	48.9	550,649

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,125,536
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 7

Nancy Kennedy (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 7 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Nancy Kennedy	100.0	154,084

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 154,084
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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 7

Kristina Williams (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 7 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Kristina Williams	100.0	161,080

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 161,080
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Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 3

General election

General election for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 3

Bonnie Lee Goldstein (D) defeated incumbent David Evans (R) in the general election for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 3 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bonnie Lee Goldstein (D)	52.3	819,697
	Submit photo	David Evans (R)	47.7	746,875

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,566,572
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 3

Bonnie Lee Goldstein (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 3 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bonnie Lee Goldstein	100.0	274,578

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 274,578
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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 3

Incumbent David Evans (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 3 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	David Evans	100.0	179,473

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 179,473
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Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 6

General election

General election for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 6

Craig Smith (D) defeated John Browning (R) in the general election for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 6 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Craig Smith (D)	52.7	824,025
		John Browning (R)	47.3	740,422

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,564,447
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

David Bridges (R)

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 6

Craig Smith (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 6 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Craig Smith	100.0	269,932

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 269,932
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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 6

Incumbent David Bridges (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 6 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Bridges	100.0	178,812

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Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 8

General election

General election for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 8

Dennise Garcia (D) defeated incumbent Bill Whitehill (R) in the general election for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 8 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dennise Garcia (D)	52.9	827,189
	Submit photo	Bill Whitehill (R)	47.1	736,706

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,563,895
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 8

Dennise Garcia (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 8 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dennise Garcia	100.0	274,088

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 274,088
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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 8

Incumbent Bill Whitehill (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 8 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Bill Whitehill	100.0	178,520

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 178,520
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Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice

General election

General election for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice

Robert D. Burns III (D) defeated incumbent Douglas Lang (R) in the general election for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Robert D. Burns III (D)	52.8	631,219
	Submit photo	Douglas Lang (R)	47.2	563,589

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,194,808
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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice

Incumbent Douglas Lang (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice on March 6, 2018.

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✔	Submit photo	Douglas Lang

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Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 2

General election

General election for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 2

Robbie Partida-Kipness (D) defeated incumbent David Evans (R) in the general election for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 2 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Robbie Partida-Kipness (D)	52.1	622,131
	Submit photo	David Evans (R)	47.9	571,269

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,193,4000
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 2

Robbie Partida-Kipness (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 2 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Robbie Partida-Kipness

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 2

Incumbent David Evans (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 2 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	David Evans

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Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 5

General election

General election for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 5

Erin Nowell (D) defeated incumbent Craig Stoddart (R) in the general election for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 5 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Erin Nowell (D)	53.0	632,443
	Submit photo	Craig Stoddart (R)	47.0	561,120

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,193,5630
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 5

Erin Nowell (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 5 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Erin Nowell

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 5

Incumbent Craig Stoddart (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 5 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate
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Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 9

General election

General election for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 9

Bill Pedersen (D) defeated incumbent Jason Boatright (R) in the general election for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 9 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bill Pedersen (D)	52.8	629,684
	Submit photo	Jason Boatright (R)	47.2	562,999

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,192,6830
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 9

Bill Pedersen (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 9 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Bill Pedersen

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 9

Incumbent Jason Boatright (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 9 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Jason Boatright

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Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 10

General election

General election for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 10

Amanda Reichek (D) defeated incumbent Molly Francis (R) in the general election for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 10 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Amanda Reichek (D)	52.6	627,548
	Submit photo	Molly Francis (R)	47.4	564,776

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,192,3240
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 10

Amanda Reichek (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 10 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Amanda Reichek

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 10

Incumbent Molly Francis (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 10 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate
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Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 11

General election

General election for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 11

Cory Carlyle (D) defeated John Browning (R) in the general election for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 11 on November 6, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Cory Carlyle (D)	52.7	627,198
	John Browning (R)	47.3	563,864

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,191,0620
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 11

Cory Carlyle (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 11 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Cory Carlyle

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 11

John Browning (R) defeated Tom Nowak (R) and Dan Wyde (R) in the Republican primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 11 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Browning	57.1	83,875
		Tom Nowak	28.4	41,788
	Submit photo	Dan Wyde	14.5	21,290

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 146,953
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Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 12

General election

General election for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 12

Ken Molberg (D) defeated Jim Pikl (R) in the general election for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 12 on November 6, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Ken Molberg (D)	53.5	637,698
	Jim Pikl (R)	46.5	554,098

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,191,7960
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Republican primary runoff

Republican primary runoff for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 12

Jim Pikl (R) defeated William Johnson (R) in the Republican primary runoff for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 12 on May 22, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Jim Pikl	56.9	21,893
	William Johnson	43.1	16,558

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 38,451
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 12

Ken Molberg (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 12 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Ken Molberg

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 12

Jim Pikl (R) and William Johnson (R) advanced to a runoff. They defeated Perry Cockerell (R) in the Republican primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 12 on March 6, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Jim Pikl	41.4	60,794
✔	William Johnson	39.5	58,044
	Perry Cockerell	19.1	27,974

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 146,812
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Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 13

General election

General election for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 13

Leslie Lester Osborne (D) defeated incumbent Elizabeth Lang-Miers (R) in the general election for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 13 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Leslie Lester Osborne (D)	52.5	625,147
	Submit photo	Elizabeth Lang-Miers (R)	47.5	566,673

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,191,8200
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 13

Leslie Lester Osborne (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 13 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Leslie Lester Osborne

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 13

Incumbent Elizabeth Lang-Miers (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals Place 13 on March 6, 2018.

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Previous election results

2016

Main article: Texas judicial elections, 2016

Candidates

Place 4

■ Gena Slaughter (D)
■ Lana Myers (R) (Incumbent)

Place 7

■ Dennise Garcia (D)
■ David Schenck (R) (Incumbent)

Election results

November 8 general election

Incumbent Lana Myers defeated Gena Slaughter in the general election for the Texas Fifith District Court of Appeals, Place 4.

Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals, Place 4, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Lana Myers Incumbent	52.85%	650,829
	Democratic	Gena Slaughter	47.15%	580,559
Total Votes (100% reporting)				1,231,388
Source: Texas Secretary of State Official Results

Incumbent David Schenck defeated Dennise Garcia in the general election for the Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals, Place 7.

Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals, Place 7, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	David Schenck Incumbent	51.59%	635,952
	Democratic	Dennise Garcia	48.41%	596,728
Total Votes (100% reporting)				1,232,680
Source: Texas Secretary of State Official Results

March 1 primary election

Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals, Seat 4, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Gena Slaughter (unopposed)	100.00%	131,733
Total Votes (100% Reporting)				131,733
Source: Texas Secretary of State Official Results

Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals, Seat 4, Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Lana Myers Incumbent (unopposed)	100.00%	211,228
Total Votes (100% Reporting)				211,228
Source: Texas Secretary of State Official Results

Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals, Seat 7, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Dennise Garcia (unopposed)	100.00%	136,500
Total Votes (100% Reporting)				136,500
Source: Texas Secretary of State Official Results

Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals, Seat 7, Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	David Schenck Incumbent	61.53%	131,790
	Republican	David Hanschen	38.47%	82,387
Total Votes (100% Reporting)				214,177
Source: Texas Secretary of State Official Results

2014

Unopposed	Judge Ada Brown (Place 3)

Unopposed	Judge Craig Stoddart (Place 5)

Unopposed	Judge David Bridges (Place 6)

Unopposed	Bill Whitehill (Place 8)

2012

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Place	Primary Vote	Election Vote
WhitehillBill Whitehill	No	Republican		48.61%
WrightCarolyn Wright A	Yes	Republican	Place 1	100%A	100% A
Dan Wood
EvansDavid Evans (Court of Appeals) A	No	Republican	Place 2	51.4%A	52.7% A
HanschenDavid Hanschen	No	Republican	Seat 7	100%A	47.4% A
LewisDavid Lewis (Texas judge) A	No	Republican	Place 9	53%A	52.6% A
LangDouglas Lang A	Yes	Republican	Place 11	100%A	52.3% A
Lang-MiersElizabeth Lang-Miers A	Yes	Republican	Place 13	100%A	100% A
MoseleyJames Moseley A	Yes	Republican	Place 5	100%A	52.6% A
PraegerLawrence Praeger	No	Democratic	Place 12	100%A	46.9% A
RichterMartin Richter	Yes	Republican	Place 9	46.98%
FrancisMolly Francis A	Yes	Republican	Place 10	100%A	100% A
PhillipsPenny R. Phillips	No	Democratic	Place 5	100%A	47.4% A
FillmoreRobert Fillmore A	Yes	Republican	Place 12	100%A	53.1% A
HoltTonya J. Holt	No	Democratic	Place 11	100%A	47.7% A

2010

Appellate Court, Place	Candidates	Details	Results
Fifth District, Place 4	(R): Lana Myers (D): Bonnie Lee Goldstein	Lana Myers was appointed in 2009; ran for election.	Lana Myers won with 58.3% of the vote.
Fifth District, Place 7	(R): Michael O'Neill	Michael O'Neill was up for re-election.	Michael O'Neill
Fifth District, Place 12	(R): Robert Fillmore (D): Lawrence Praeger	Robert Fillmore was up for re-election.	Robert Fillmore won with 58.3% of the vote.

Ethics

The Texas Code of Judicial Conduct sets forth ethical guidelines and principles for the conduct of judges and judicial candidates in Texas. It consists of eight overarching canons:

Canon 1: Upholding the Integrity and Independence of the Judiciary
Canon 2: Avoiding Impropriety and the Appearance of Impropriety in All of the Judge’s Activities
Canon 3: Performing the Duties of Judicial Office Impartially and Diligently
Canon 4: Conducting the Judge's Extra-Judicial Activities to Minimize the Risk of Conflict with Judicial Obligations
Canon 5: Refraining from Inappropriate Political Activity
Canon 6: Compliance with the Code of Judicial Conduct
Canon 7: Effective Date of Compliance
Canon 8: Construction and Terminology of the Code^[7]

The full text of the Texas Code of Judicial Conduct can be found here.

Removal of judges

Court of Appeals judges in Texas may be removed in one of three ways:

Removal or retirement by a review tribunal upon a Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct recommendation to the Supreme Court. The Commission investigates and, if warranted, prosecutes allegations of judicial misconduct. After a Commission recommendation, the Supreme Court selects a review tribunal made up of Court of Appeals judges to verify the Commission's findings and enter a judgment. Decisions are subject to appeal to the Supreme Court.
By the governor on the address of two thirds of the Texas Senate and the Texas House of Representatives.
By a two-thirds vote of the Senate, upon impeachment by a majority vote of the House.

History

Below are some key highlights in the court's history:'^[8]

Texas appeals courts were established by an amendment to the Texas Constitution in 1891.

The Texas Legislature authorized courts of civil appeals to issue writs of mandamus and all other writs necessary to enforce their jurisdiction in 1892.

The Fifth Court of Appeals was created on September 4, 1893, and was composed of a chief justice and two associate justices.

In 1978, after 85 years, three additional justices were authorized.

In 1981, criminal jurisdiction was added, as well as six additional justices.

An additional justice position was created in 1983. There are 12 justices and one chief justice on the court.

State profile

Demographic data for Texas
	Texas	U.S.
Total population:	27,429,639	316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):	261,232	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:	74.9%	73.6%
Black/African American:	11.9%	12.6%
Asian:	4.2%	5.1%
Native American:	0.5%	0.8%
Pacific Islander:	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more:	2.5%	3%
Hispanic/Latino:	38.4%	17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:	81.9%	86.7%
College graduation rate:	27.6%	29.8%
Income
Median household income:	$53,207	$53,889
Persons below poverty level:	19.9%	11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Texas. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Presidential voting pattern

See also: Presidential voting trends in Texas

Texas voted Republican in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.

Pivot Counties (2016)

Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, one is located in Texas, accounting for 0.5 percent of the total pivot counties.^[9]

Pivot Counties (2020)

In 2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won as Retained Pivot Counties and those won by Joe Biden (D) as Boomerang Pivot Counties. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. Texas had one Retained Pivot County, 0.55 percent of all Retained Pivot Counties.

More Texas coverage on Ballotpedia

External links

Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals

Footnotes

↑ Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals, "Welcome to the Fifth Court of Appeals," accessed September 2, 2014
↑ This is the base salary, which may increase with years of service or if you hold the position of chief judge. Judges on the Texas Fifteenth District Court of Appeals had a base salary of $205,000.
↑ Texas Courts, "Judicial salaries," accessed October 8, 2025
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Texas," archived October 3, 2014
↑ Texas State Historical Association, "Judiciary," accessed September 12, 2014
↑ While no justice older than 74 may run for office, sitting justices who turn 75 are permitted to remain on the court until their terms expire.
↑ Texas Judicial Branch, "Texas Code of Judicial Conduct," amended September 1, 2024
↑ Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals, "About the Court," accessed December 20, 2011
↑ The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.

Texas courts

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

[1] Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals, "Welcome to the Fifth Court of Appeals," accessed September 2, 2014

[2] This is the base salary, which may increase with years of service or if you hold the position of chief judge. Judges on the Texas Fifteenth District Court of Appeals had a base salary of $205,000.

[3] Texas Courts, "Judicial salaries," accessed October 8, 2025

[TXgeneral-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Texas," archived October 3, 2014

[hist-5] Texas State Historical Association, "Judiciary," accessed September 12, 2014

[6] While no justice older than 74 may run for office, sitting justices who turn 75 are permitted to remain on the court until their terms expire.

[7] Texas Judicial Branch, "Texas Code of Judicial Conduct," amended September 1, 2024

[8] Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals, "About the Court," accessed December 20, 2011

[9] The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.

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Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals

Court information
Judges:	13
Salary:	Associates: $192,500^[2]
Judicial selection
Method:	Partisan election of judges
Term:	6 years

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