TEXAS APPELLATE COURTS, CASES
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LINKS AND INFO ON TEXAS APPEALS COURTS AND JUSTICES FOR STUDENTS, CITIZENS, AND ALL OTHERS INTERESTED IN THE TEXAS JUDICIARY AND ITS ELECTED MEMBERS. TEXAS SUPREME COURT MEMBERSHIP Click on pix to go to official Tex. Sup. Ct. web site ---> Who are the members of the Texas Supreme Court? Place 1: Chief Justice Wallace B. Jefferson - Official Bio and Photo Place 2: Justice Don Willett - Official Biography and Photograph Place 3: Justice Harriet O'Neill - Official Profile and Photo Place 4: Justice David Medina - Official Bio and Picture Place 5: Justice Paul W. Green - Official Bio and Photo Place 6: Justice Nathan L. Hecht - Official Bio and Portrait Place 7: Justice Dale Wainwright - Official Bio and Photo Place 8: Justice Phil Johnson - Official Profile and Photo Place 9: Justice Scott A. Brister - Official Bio and Photo OPINIONS WRITTEN BY SUPREME COURT JUSTICES How can I find recent opinions authored by Supreme Court Justices? JEFFERSON'S JURISPRUDENCE: Opinions by Chief Justice Wallace B. Jefferson BRISTER'S JURISPRUDENCE: Opinions by Justice Scott A. Brister GREEN'S JURISPRUDENCE: Opinions by Justice Paul W. Green HECHT'S JURISPRUDENCE: Opinions by Justice Nathan L. Hecht JOHNSON'S JURISPRUDENCE: Opinions by Justice Phil Johnson MEDINA'S JURISPRUDENCE: Opinions by Justice David Medina O'NEILL'S JURISPRUDENCE: Opinions by Justice Harriet O'Neill WAINWRIGHT'S JURISPRUDENCE: Opinions by Justice Dale Wainwright WILLETT'S JURISPRUDENCE: Opinions by Don R. Willett RE-ELECTION CAMPAIGNS 2008 (with links to campaign sites, if any) Which Justices of the Texas High Court are up for re-election in 2008? Tex. Sup. Ct. Place 1: Republican Chief Justice Wallace B. Jefferson vs. Democrat James R. "Jim" Jordan Tex. Sup. Ct. Place 7: Republican Justice Dale Wainwright vs. Democratic Challenger Sam Houston (Would-be challenger Baltasar Cruz lost to Houston in the Democratic primary) Tex. Sup. Ct. Place 8: Republican Incumbent Justice Phil Johnson vs. Democrat Justice Linda Reyna Yanez (Another Democratic Candidate, District Judge Susan Criss narrowly lost to Yanez in the Democratic primary) TEXAS COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS (Nos. represent place designations) 1 Sharon Keller, Chief 2 Lawrence E. Meyers 3 Thomas Price 4 Paul Womack 5 Cheryl Johnson 6 Michael E. Keasler 7 Barbara Parker Hervey 8 Charles Holcomb 9 Cathy Cochran TEXAS FOURTEEN COURTS OF APPEALS (in numerical order) First Court of Appeals (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] 2008) Second Court of Appeals (Tex.App.- Fort Worth [2nd Dist.] 2008) Third Court of Appeals (Tex.App.- Austin [3rd Dist.] 2008) Fourth Court of Appeals (Tex.App.- San Antonio [4th Dist.] 2008) Fifth Court of Appeals (Tex.App.- Dallas [5th Dist.] 2008) Sixth Court of Appeals (Tex.App.- Texarkana [6th Dist.] 2008) Seventh Court of Appeals (Tex.App.- Amarillo [7th Dist.] 2008) Eight Court of Appeals (Tex.App.- El Paso [8th Dist.] 2008) Ninth Court of Appeals (Tex.App.- Beaumont [9th Dist.] 2008) Tenth Court of Appeals (Tex.App.- Waco [10th Dist.] 2008) Eleventh Court of Appeals (Tex.App.- Eastland [11th Dist.] 2008) Twelfth Court of Appeals (Tex.App.- Tyler [12th Dist.] 2008) Thirteenth Court of Appeals (Tex.App.- Corpus Christi [13th Dist.] 2008) Fourteenth Court of Appeals (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] 2008) TEXAS COURTS OF APPEALS (alphabetically by city of seat) Amarillo Court of Appeals (Tex. App.- Amarillo [7th Dist.] 2008) Austin Court of Appeals (Tex. App.- Austin [3rd Dist.] 2008) Beaumont Court of Appeals (Tex. App.- Beaumont [9th Dist.] 2008) Corpus Christi Court of Appeals (Tex.App.- Corpus Christi [13th Dist.] 2008) Dallas Court of Appeals (Tex. App.- Dallas [5th Dist.] 2008) Eastland Court of Appeals (Tex. App.- Eastland [11th Dist.] 2008) El Paso Court of Appeals (Tex. App.- El Paso [8th Dist.] 2008) Houston Court of Appeals (Tex. App.- Houston [1st Dist.] 2008) Houston Court of Appeals (Tex. App. - Houston [14th Dist.] 2008) Fort Worth Court of Appeals (Tex. App.- Fort Worth [2nd Dist.] 2008) San Antonio Court of Appeals (Tex. App.- San Antonio [4th Dist.] 2008) Texarkana Court of Appeals (Tex. App.- Texarkana [6th Dist.] 2008) Tyler Court of Appeals (Tex. App.- Tyler [12th Dist.] 2008) Waco Court of Appeals (Tex. App.- Waco [10th Dist.] 2008) TEXAS COURTS OF APPEALS AND THEIR MEMBERS Amarillo Court of Appeals (Tex. App.- Amarillo [7th Dist.] 2008) Austin Court of Appeals (Tex. App.- Austin [3rd Dist.] 2008) Beaumont Court of Appeals (Tex. App.- Beaumont [9th Dist.] 2008) Corpus Christi Court of Appeals (Tex.App.- Corpus Christi [13th Dist.] 2008) Dallas Court of Appeals (Tex. App.- Dallas [5th Dist.] 2008) Eastland Court of Appeals (Tex. App.- Eastland [11th Dist.] 2008) El Paso Court of Appeals (Tex. App.- El Paso [8th Dist.] 2008) Houston Court of Appeals (Tex. App.- Houston [1st Dist.] 2008) Houston Court of Appeals (Tex. App. - Houston [14th Dist.] 2008) Fort Worth Court of Appeals (Tex. App.- Fort Worth [2nd Dist.] 2008) San Antonio Court of Appeals (Tex. App.- San Antonio [4th Dist.] 2008) Texarkana Court of Appeals (Tex. App.- Texarkana [6th Dist.] 2008) Tyler Court of Appeals (Tex. App.- Tyler [12th Dist.] 2008) Waco Court of Appeals (Tex. App.- Waco [10th Dist.] 2008) Disclaimers: This is a work in progress and is meant to provide useful information (and links to other pages) to students, citizens, voters, and anyone else interested in the Texas judicial system and its elected judges. This web site is not an official web site of the State of Texas, its judiciary, or the State Bar of Texas. Nor is this site affiliated with any judicial campaign. No warranty is given as to accuracy or completeness of the information on this site, nor is any warranty implied. ====== JUSTICES OF THE COURT OF APPEALS AND YEAR TERMS END CHIEF JUSTICES OF THE COURTS OF APPEALS (with term expiration date and next election year) Chief Justice Sherry Radack 1st Court of Appeals 12/31/10 2010 Chief Justice John Cayce 2nd Court of Appeals 12/31/12 2012 Chief Justice W. Kenneth Law 3rd Court of Appeals 12/31/08 2008 Chief Justice Alma L. López 4th Court of Appeals 12/31/08 2008 Chief Justice Linda Thomas 5th Court of Appeals 12/31/12 2012 Chief Justice Josh R. Morriss, III 6th Court of Appeals 12/31/10 2010 Chief Justice Brian Quinn 7th Court of Appeals 12/31/08 2008 Chief Justice Richard Barajas 8th Court of Appeals 12/31/08 2008 Chief Justice Steve McKeithen 9th Court of Appeals 12/31/08 2008 Chief Justice Tom Gray 10th Court of Appeals 12/31/12 2012 Chief Justice Jim R. Wright 11th Court of Appeals 12/31/12 2012 Chief Justice James T. (Jim) Worthen 12th Court of Appeals 12/31/08 2008 Chief Justice Rogelio Valdez 13th Court of Appeals 12/31/12 2012 Chief Justice Adele Hedges 14th Court of Appeals 12/31/08 2008 ASSOCIATE JUSTICES OF THE TEXAS COURTS OF APPEALS (with place designation, term expiration, and next election year shown) 1st Court of Appeals - Houston Justice Jane Bland 6 year 2 12/31/12 2012 Justice Sam Nuchia - defeated in 2008 Republican Primary by Ed Hubbard 6 year 3 12/31/08 2008 Justice Evelyn Keyes 6 year 4 12/31/10 2010 Justice Laura Higley 6 year 5 12/31/08 2008 Justice George C. Hanks, Jr. 6 year 6 12/31/12 2012 JusticeTerry Jennings 6 year 7 12/31/12 2012 Justice Tim Taft 6 year 8 12/31/12 2012 Jusitce Elsa Alcala 6 year 9 12/31/12 2012 2nd Court of Appeals - Fort Worth Justice Dixon W. Holman 6 year 2 12/31/08 2008 Justice Anne Gardner 6 year 3 12/31/10 2010 Justice Bob McCoy 6 year 4 12/31/12 2012 Justice Sue Walker 6 year 5 12/31/12 2012 Justice Lee Ann Campbell Dauphinot 6 year 6 12/31/12 2012 Justice Terrie Livingston 6 year 7 12/31/08 2008 3rd Court of Appeals - Austin Justice Alan Waldrop 6 year 2 12/31/12 2012 Justice Diane Henson 6 year 3 12/31/12 2012 Justice Jan P. Patterson 6 year 4 12/31/10 2010 Justice David Puryear 6 year 5 12/31/12 2012 Justice Bob Pemberton 6 year 6 12/31/12 2012 4th Court of Appeals - San Antonio Justice Catherine Stone 6 year 2 12/31/12 2012 Justice Rebecca Simmons 6 year 3 12/31/12 2012 Justice Steve Hilbig 6 year 4 12/31/12 2012 Justice Karen Angelini 6 year 5 12/31/12 2012 Justice Sandee Bryan Marion 6 year 6 12/31/10 2010 Justice Phylis Speedlin 6 year 7 12/31/12 2012 5th Court of Appeals in Dallas Justice Joseph B. Morris 6 year 2 12/31/12 2012 Justice Mark L. Whittington 6 year 3 12/31/08 2008 Justice Carolyn Wright 6 year 4 12/31/10 2010 Justice James Moseley 6 year 5 12/31/12 2012 Justice David L. Bridges 6 year 6 12/31/08 2008 Justice Michael J. O’Neill 6 year 7 12/31/10 2010 Justice Kerry F. Fitzgerald 6 year 8 12/31/08 2008 Justice Martin E. Richter 6 year 9 12/31/12 2012 Justice Molly Francis 6 year 10 12/31/12 2012 Justice Douglas S. Lang 6 year 11 12/31/12 2012 Justice Amos Mazzant 6 year 12 12/31/12 2012 Justice Elizabeth Lang Miers 6 year 13 12/31/12 2012 6th Court of Appeals in Texarkana Justice Bailey C. Moseley 6 year 2 12/31/12 2012 Justice Jack Carter 6 year 3 12/31/08 2008 7th Court of Appeals in Amarillo Justice Mackey K. Hancock 6 year 2 12/31/12 2012 Justice Pat Pirtle 6 year 3 12/31/12 2012 Justice James T. Campbell 6 year 4 12/31/10 2010 8th Court of Appeals in El Paso Justice Ann Crawford McClure 6 year 2 12/31/12 2012 Justice David Wellington Chew 6 year 3 12/31/12 2012 9th Court of Appeals in Beaumont Justice Charles Kreger 6 year 2 12/31/10 2010 Justice David Gaultney 6 year 3 12/31/12 2012 Justice Hollis Horton 6 year 4 12/31/12 2012 10th Court of Appeals in Waco Justice Bill Vance 6 year 2 12/31/08 2008 Justice Felipe Reyna 6 year 3 12/31/10 2010 11th Court of Appeals in Eastland Justice Rick Strange 6 year 2 12/31/08 2008 Justice Terry McCall 6 year 3 12/31/10 2010 12th Court of Appeals Tyler Justice Brian Hoyle 6 year 2 12/31/10 2010 Justice Sam Griffith 6 year 3 12/31/12 2012 13th Court of Appeals in Corpus Christi Justice Rose Vela 6 year 2 12/31/12 2012 Justice Linda Reyna Yanez 6 year 3 12/31/10 2010 Justice Nelda Vidaurri Rodriguez 6 year 4 12/31/12 2012 Justice Gina M. Benavides 6 year 5 12/31/12 2012 Justice Dori Contreras Garza 6 year 6 12/31/08 2008 14th Court of Appeals in Houston (Sister Court of First Court of Appeals) Justice Leslie Brock Yates 6 year 2 12/31/10 2010 Justice John S. Anderson 6 year 3 12/31/12 2012 Justice J. Harvey Hudson resigned - replaced by Justice Jeff Brown (appointed Dec. 2007) 6 year 4 12/31/12 2012 Justice Wanda McKee Fowler 6 year 5 12/31/12 2012 Justice Richard Edelman resigned - replaced by Justice William Boyce (appointed Dec 2007) 6 year 6 12/31/12 2012 Justice Kem T. Frost 6 year 7 12/31/08 2008 Justice Charles Seymore 6 year 8 12/31/12 2012 Justice Eva M. Guzman 6 year 9 12/31/10 2010 |
