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The Texas Fourteenth Court of Appeals is one of 15 intermediate appellate courts in Texas.

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

 

Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals
Court information
Judges:	9
Salary:	Associates: $192,500
Judicial selection
Method:	Partisan election of judges
Term:	6 years

Jurisdiction

The Fourteenth District Court of Appeals hears cases from the following 10 counties:

• Austin
• Brazoria
• Chambers
• Colorado
• Fort Bend
• Galveston
• Grimes
• Harris
• Waller
• Washington

Judges

Judge	Tenure	Appointed By
Tracy E. Christopher	January 1, 2021 - Present
Randy Wilson	January 1, 2021 - Present	Greg Abbott
Tonya Rolland McLaughlin	January 1, 2025 - Present
Brad Hart	January 1, 2025 - Present
Kevin Jewell	January 1, 2017 - Present
Katy Boatman	January 1, 2025 - Present
Maritza Antu	January 1, 2025 - Present
Chad Bridges	January 1, 2025 - Present
Ken Wise	2013 - Present	Rick Perry

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.

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.

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;* and
• a practicing lawyer and/or judge for at least 10 years.

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.

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.

Elections

• 2030
• 2028
• 2026
• 2024
• 2022
• 2020
• 2018

See also: Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2030

Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3

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Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 4

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Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 5

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Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 6

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Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 8

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See also: Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2028

Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 2

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Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 9

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See also: Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2026

Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

General election for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice

Sarah Beth Landau (D) and Kevin Jewell (R) are running in the general election for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Sarah Beth Landau (D)
		Kevin Jewell (R)

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Democratic primary

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Democratic primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice

Sarah Beth Landau (D) defeated Connie Gonzales (D) in the Democratic primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sarah Beth Landau	54.5	241,488
		Connie Gonzales	45.5	201,523

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	There were no incumbents in this race. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 443,011
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Republican primary

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Republican primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice

Kevin Jewell (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kevin Jewell	100.0	275,620

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	There were no incumbents in this race. Source	Total votes: 275,620
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Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 7

General election

The primary will occur on May 26, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

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General election for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 7

Incumbent Ken Wise (R) is running in the general election for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 7 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Ken Wise (R)

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Democratic primary runoff

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Democratic primary runoff for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 7

Michael Adams-Hurta (D) and William Demond (D) are running in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 7 on May 26, 2026.

		Candidate
		Michael Adams-Hurta
		William Demond

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Democratic primary

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Democratic primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 7

William Demond (D) and Michael Adams-Hurta (D) advanced to a runoff. They defeated Derek Obialo (D) in the Democratic primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 7 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		William Demond	42.5	184,593
✔		Michael Adams-Hurta	35.8	155,335
		Derek Obialo	21.7	94,145

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	There were no incumbents in this race. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 434,073
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Republican primary

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Republican primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 7

Incumbent Ken Wise (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 7 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Ken Wise	100.0	272,009

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See also: Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2024

Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3

General election

General election for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3

Chad Bridges (R) defeated Velda Faulkner (D) 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

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

Velda Faulkner (D) defeated incumbent Jerry Zimmerer (D) 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

Democratic primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3

Velda Faulkner (D) and incumbent Jerry Zimmerer (D) advanced to a runoff. They defeated Chuck Silverman (D) and Mark Ritchie (D) 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
		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

Republican primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3

Chad Bridges (R) 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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Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 4

General election

General election for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 4

Tonya Rolland McLaughlin (R) defeated incumbent Charles Spain (D) in the general election for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 4 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tonya Rolland McLaughlin (R)	53.4	1,188,161
		Charles Spain (D)	46.6	1,035,330

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,223,491
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 4

Incumbent Charles Spain (D) defeated Derek Obialo (D) in the Democratic primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 4 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Charles Spain	55.1	110,469
		Derek Obialo	44.9	90,153

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 200,622
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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 4

Tonya Rolland McLaughlin (R) defeated Steve Rogers (R) in the Republican primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 4 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tonya Rolland McLaughlin	51.9	149,814
		Steve Rogers	48.1	138,819

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 288,633
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Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 5

General election

General election for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 5

Maritza Antu (R) defeated incumbent Frances Bourliot (D) in the general election for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 5 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Maritza Antu (R)	53.0	1,174,454
	Submit photo	Frances Bourliot (D)	47.0	1,043,570

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,218,024
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 5

Incumbent Frances Bourliot (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 5 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Frances Bourliot	100.0	187,348

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 5

Maritza Antu (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 5 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Maritza Antu	100.0	258,023

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 258,023
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Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 6

General election

General election for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 6

Katy Boatman (R) defeated incumbent Meagan Hassan (D) in the general election for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 6 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Katy Boatman (R)	53.1	1,178,825
		Meagan Hassan (D)	46.9	1,042,183

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,221,008
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 6

Incumbent Meagan Hassan (D) defeated Sara Padua Cordúa (D) in the Democratic primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 6 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Meagan Hassan	67.2	138,169
		Sara Padua Cordúa	32.8	67,418

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 205,587
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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 6

Katy Boatman (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 6 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Katy Boatman	100.0	262,581

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 262,581
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Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 8

General election

General election for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 8

Brad Hart (R) defeated incumbent Margaret Poissant (D) in the general election for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 8 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brad Hart (R)	52.8	1,172,530
		Margaret Poissant (D)	47.2	1,046,091

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,218,621
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 8

Incumbent Margaret Poissant (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 8 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Margaret Poissant	100.0	187,860

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 8

Brad Hart (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 8 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brad Hart	100.0	262,130

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 262,130
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See also: Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2022

Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 2

General election

General election for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 2

Incumbent Kevin Jewell (R) defeated Cheri Thomas (D) in the general election for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 2 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kevin Jewell (R)	51.9	835,179
		Cheri Thomas (D)	48.1	772,544

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,607,723
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 2

Cheri Thomas (D) defeated Kyle Carter (D) in the Democratic primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 2 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cheri Thomas	58.9	123,720
		Kyle Carter	41.1	86,401

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 210,121
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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 2

Incumbent Kevin Jewell (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 2 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kevin Jewell	100.0	251,056

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Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 9

General election

General election for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 9

Incumbent Randy Wilson (R) defeated William Demond (D) in the general election for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 9 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Randy Wilson (R)	52.9	849,980
		William Demond (D)	47.1	756,443

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,606,423
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 9

William Demond (D) defeated Chris Conrad (D) in the Democratic primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 9 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		William Demond	62.2	125,636
		Chris Conrad	37.8	76,487

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 202,123
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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 9

Incumbent Randy Wilson (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 9 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Randy Wilson	100.0	251,345

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See also: Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2020

Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice

General election

General election for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice

Tracy E. Christopher (R) defeated Jane Robinson (D) in the general election for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tracy E. Christopher (R)	50.0	1,155,345
	Submit photo	Jane Robinson (D)	50.0	1,154,154

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,309,499
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice

Jane Robinson (D) defeated Jim Evans (D) in the Democratic primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Jane Robinson	80.6	282,635
	Submit photo	Jim Evans	19.4	68,043

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 350,678
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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice

Tracy E. Christopher (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tracy E. Christopher	100.0	283,249

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 283,249
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Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 7

General election

General election for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 7

Incumbent Ken Wise (R) defeated Tamika Craft (D) in the general election for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 7 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Ken Wise (R)	50.4	1,162,733
		Tamika Craft (D)	49.6	1,143,040

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,305,773
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Democratic primary runoff

Democratic primary runoff for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 7

Tamika Craft (D) defeated Cheri Thomas (D) in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 7 on July 14, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tamika Craft	59.4	127,245
		Cheri Thomas	40.6	86,910

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 214,155
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 7

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 7 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tamika Craft	39.3	137,821
✔		Cheri Thomas	24.9	87,207
	Submit photo	Walter Kronzer	12.8	44,742
	Submit photo	Dominic Merino	11.6	40,548
	Submit photo	Lennon Wright	7.0	24,521
	Submit photo	Velda Faulkner	4.5	15,943

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 350,782
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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 7

Incumbent Ken Wise (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 7 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Ken Wise	100.0	277,757

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Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3

General election

General election for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3

Jerry Zimmerer (D) defeated incumbent Brett Busby (R) 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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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3

Jerry Zimmerer (D) defeated Joseph Willie II (D) 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

Republican primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3

Incumbent Brett Busby (R) 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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Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 4

General election

General election for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 4

Charles Spain (D) defeated incumbent Marc Brown (R) in the general election for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 4 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Charles Spain (D)	51.1	882,099
	Submit photo	Marc Brown (R)	48.9	844,280

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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 4

Charles Spain (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 4 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Charles Spain

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 4

Incumbent Marc Brown (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 4 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Marc Brown

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Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 5

General election

General election for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 5

Frances Bourliot (D) defeated incumbent Martha Hill Jamison (R) in the general election for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 5 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Frances Bourliot (D)	51.0	879,966
		Martha Hill Jamison (R)	49.0	846,487

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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 5

Frances Bourliot (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 5 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Frances Bourliot

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 5

Incumbent Martha Hill Jamison (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 5 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Martha Hill Jamison

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Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 6

General election

General election for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 6

Meagan Hassan (D) defeated incumbent William Boyce (R) in the general election for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 6 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Meagan Hassan (D)	51.7	892,635
		William Boyce (R)	48.3	833,950

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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 6

Meagan Hassan (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 6 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Meagan Hassan

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 6

Incumbent William Boyce (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 6 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		William Boyce

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Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 8

General election

General election for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 8

Margaret Poissant (D) defeated incumbent John Donovan (R) in the general election for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 8 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Margaret Poissant (D)	51.7	892,775
	Submit photo	John Donovan (R)	48.3	833,445

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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 8

Margaret Poissant (D) defeated Michele Barber Chimene (D) in the Democratic primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 8 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Margaret Poissant	58.6	110,241
	Submit photo	Michele Barber Chimene	41.4	77,896

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 188,137
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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 8

Incumbent John Donovan (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 8 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	John Donovan

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Previous election results

2016

Main article: Texas judicial elections, 2016

Candidates

Place 2

• Judge Sharon McCally (R) was not seeking re-election.
  

■ Candance White (D)
■ Kevin Jewell (R)

Place 9

■ Peter M. Kelly (D)
■ Tracy E. Christopher (R) (Incumbent)

Election results

November 8 general election

Kevin Jewell defeated Candance White in the general election for the Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals, Place 2.

Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals, Place 2, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Kevin Jewell	51.26%	945,662
	Democratic	Candance White	48.74%	899,159
Total Votes (100% reporting)				1,844,821
Source: Texas Secretary of State Official Results

Incumbent Tracy E. Christopher defeated Peter M. Kelly in the general election for the Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals, Place 9.

Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals, Place 9, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Tracy E. Christopher Incumbent	52.43%	966,844
	Democratic	Peter M. Kelly	47.57%	877,132
Total Votes (100% reporting)				1,843,976
Source: Texas Secretary of State Official Results

March 1 primary election

Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals, Seat 2, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Candance White	69.96%	154,111
	Democratic	Jim Sharp	30.04%	66,158
Total Votes (100% Reporting)				220,269
Source: Texas Secretary of State Official Results

Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals, Seat 2, Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Kevin Jewell	56.30%	190,409
	Republican	Bud Wiesedeppe	43.70%	147,798
Total Votes (100% Reporting)				338,207
Source: Texas Secretary of State Official Results

Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals, Seat 9, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Peter M. Kelly  (unopposed)	100.00%	199,378
Total Votes (100% Reporting)				199,378
Source: Texas Secretary of State Official Results

Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals, Seat 9, Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Tracy E. Christopher Incumbent (unopposed)	100.00%	327,369
Total Votes (100% Reporting)				327,369
Source: Texas Secretary of State Official Results

2014

Chief Justice

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
CarterKyle Carter	No	Democratic	100%A	42.4%   D
FrostKem FrostA	Yes	Republican	100%A	57.6%   A

Unopposed	Judge Marc Brown (Place 4)

Place 7

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
GoodmanGordon Goodman	No	Democratic	100%A	41.8%   D
WiseKen WiseA	Yes	Republican	100%A	58.2%   A

2012

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Place	Primary Vote	Election Vote
GardnerBarbara Gardner	No	Democratic	Place 4	100%A	47.7%   A
BusbyBrett Busby   A	No	Republican	Place 3	100%A	52.3%   A
BrownJeff Brown (Texas)   A	Yes	Republican	Place 6	100%A	54.2%   A
WrotenberyJim Wrotenbery	No	Democratic	Place 4	100%A	45.8%   A
DonovanJohn Donovan   A	No	Republican	Place 8	100%A	52.7%   A
MaldonadoJulia Maldonado	No	Democratic		100%A	47.3%   A
JamisonMartha Hill Jamison   A	Yes	Republican	Place 5	100%A	54%   A
GarthTanner Garth	No	Democratic		100%A	46%   A
BoyceWilliam Boyce   A	Yes	Republican	Place 6	100%A	100%   A

2010

Appellate Court, Place	Candidates	Details	Results
Fourteenth District, Place 2	(R): Leslie Yates and Sharon McCally (D): Norma Venso	Sharon McCally competed against Norma Venso in the general election.	Sharon McCally won with 59.5% of the vote.
Fourteenth District, Place 5	(R): Martha Hill Jamison (D): Wally Kronzer	Kent Sullivan is leaving office.	Martha Hill Jamison won with 59.3% of the vote.
Fourteenth District, Place 9	(R): Tracy E. Christopher (D): Tim Riley	Tracy E. Christopher was up for re-election.	Tracy E. Christopher won with 59.2% 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

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:

• Texas appeals courts were established by 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 Texas Fourteenth District Court was established in 1967 by constitutional amendment.

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.

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

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External links

• Texas Fourteenth Court of Appeals

Footnotes

Texas courts

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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