Thomas Gray
Thomas Gray (Republican Party) was the Chief Justice of the Texas Tenth District Court of Appeals. He assumed office on December 9, 2003. He left office on December 31, 2024.
Gray (Republican Party) ran for re-election as Chief Justice of the Texas Tenth District Court of Appeals. He won in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Biography
Education
Justice Gray received his B.B.A. from Sam Houston State University in 1978 and his M.B.A. in accounting from Texas A&M University in 1979. Prior to law school, he worked as an accountant for the firm Deloitte Haskins & Sells (1980-1983). He received his J.D. degree from Baylor University School of Law in 1985.[1]
Career
Justice Gray began his legal career in 1985 with the firm Dawson & Sodd. After three years, he moved to Dallas to work for the firm Fulbright & Jaworski. In 1998, he was appointed municipal judge in the City of Rice. Later that year, he was elected to the Court of Appeals.[1]
Elections
2024
Thomas Gray did not file to run for re-election.
2018
General election
General election for Texas Tenth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice
Incumbent Thomas Gray won election in the general election for Texas Tenth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Thomas Gray (R) | 100.0 | 278,273 |
| Total votes: 278,273 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Tenth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice
Incumbent Thomas Gray advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Tenth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice on March 6, 2018.
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2012
Gray defeated Steve Smith in the Republican primary on May 29, 2012. He ran unopposed in the general election on November 6, 2012, and was re-elected with 100% of the vote.[2][3][4]
- See also: Texas judicial elections, 2012
Gray receives public admonition
Following allegations of judicial misconduct, Gray was publicly admonished in 2009 by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct. The Commission found that Gray had entered a fellow justice's office and examined that justice's papers. The Commission also found that Gray had made public statements suggesting that one of his colleagues was not a sufficiently committed Republican.[5] The Commission found:
| “ | The commission concludes, based on the facts and evidence before it, that Justice Gray allowed his acrimonious relationship with Justices Vance and Reyna to improperly influence his conduct and judgment, and in the process, failed to treat those with whom he interacted in an official capacity, including court personnel, in a patient, dignified and courteous manner.[5][6] | ” |
Concluding that Gray had violated the Texas Code of Judicial Conduct, the commission issued a public admonition.[7]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Justice Thomas Gray Bio
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2012 General Election Results," November 6, 2012
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, 2012 Republican Primary Election Results
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedtsv - ↑ 5.0 5.1 Dallas News, "Waco appeals justice Tom Gray admonished," January 2009
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ DallasJustice.com, "Judge Watch: 101th Circuit Chief Justice Tom Gray of Waco publicly admonished by state commission on judicial conduct," accessed January 11, 2018
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
Texas Tenth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice 2003-2024 |
Succeeded by Matt Johnson (R) |
| Preceded by - |
Texas Tenth District Court of Appeals Place 3 1999-2003 |
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:
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