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| LINKS AND INFO ON TEXAS APPEALS COURTS AND JUSTICES AND JUDICIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGNS FOR STUDENTS, CITIZENS, AND ALL OTHERS INTERESTED IN THE TEXAS JUDICIARY AND ITS ELECTED MEMBERS. TEXAS SUPREME COURT MEMBERSHIP (9) Click on group photo on the right to go to official Texas Judiciary web site 2010 Results of Appellate Races in Brief: Republican Candidates Won, including Challenger to Democratic Incumbent Justice Linda Yanez (see details at bottom of this page) Who are the members of the Texas Supreme Court? Place 1: Chief Justice Hon Wallace B. Jefferson - Official Bio and Photo Place 2: Justice Hon Don Willett - Official Biography and Photograph Place 3: Justice Hon. Debra H. Lehrmann - Official Profile and Photo [Place 3: Former Justice Harriet O'Neill - Official Profile and Photo (resigned effective 6/2010)] Place 4: Justice Hon David Medina - Official Bio and Picture Place 5: Justice Hon Paul W. Green - Official Bio and Photo Place 6: Justice Hon. Nathan L. Hecht - Official Bio and Portrait Place 7: Justice Hon. Dale Wainwright - Official Bio and Photo Place 8: Justice Hon. Phil Johnson - Official Profile and Photo Place 9: Justice Hon. Eva M. Guzman - Official Bio and Photo (appointed 2009) [Place 9: Former Justice Scott A. Brister - Official Bio and Photo (resigned effective 9/2009)] TEX. SUP. CT. SEATS UP FOR RE-ELECTION IN 2010 Place 3: Open Seat Race: Justice Harriet O'Neill is not running for re-election Republican General Election Candidate: Debra Lehrmann (appointed incumbent) Republican Primary Candidates: Rebecca Simmons (Justice on 4th Court of Appeals), Jim Moseley (Justice on 5th Court of Appeals), Rick Strange (Justice on 11th Court of Appeals), Debra Lehrmann, Rick Green, Jeff Brown (Justice on 14th Court of Appeals) Democratic Candidate: Jim Sharp (currently the only Democrat on the First Court of Appeals in Houston; unopposed in the Democratic primary) Libertarian Candidate: William Bryan Strange, III (L) Place 5: Justice Paul W. Green is running for re-election (no opposition in primary) Democratic Challenger: Bill Moody (D)(unopposed in Democratic Primary); Tom Oxford (Libertarian) Place 9: Justice Eva M. Guzman (appointed 2009 by Governor Rick Perry to fill seat vacated by resignation of Justice Scott Brister) Republican Candidates: Incumbent Guzman (previously a Justice of the 14th Court of Appeals vs. Rose Vela (current Justice on 13th Court of Appeals in Corpus Christi) Guzman won the Latina vs. Latina primary contest. Democratic Candidate: Blake Bailey (Tyler)(unopposed in Dem's primary); Libertarian Candidate: Jack Armstrong (Libertarian) TEXAS SUPREME COURT DECISIONS OPINIONS WRITTEN BY SUPREME COURT JUSTICES (Tex. 2010-08) 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 [Former] Justice Scott A. Brister GUZMAN'S JURISPRUDENCE: Opinions by Justice Eva M. Guzman (appointed 2009) 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 LEHRMANN'S JURISPRUDENCE: Opinions by Justice Debra H. Lehrmann (appt'd 2010) WAINWRIGHT'S JURISPRUDENCE: Opinions by Justice Dale Wainwright WILLETT'S JURISPRUDENCE: Opinions by Don R. Willett CASELOAD STATS: How many opinions are issued? Differences among the Texas Supreme Court Justices in Opinion Production (first half of 2008) APPELLATE REVERSAL RATE: How many cases does the Texas Supreme Court hear annually, and how often does the Supreme Court reverse the decision of the lower courts? How to find Texas appellate opinions & case law on-line and review them for free TEXAS FOURTEEN COURTS OF APPEALS (in numerical order, with links to official court web sites) 1stCoA First Court of Appeals (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] 2010) 2ndCoA Second Court of Appeals (Tex.App.- Fort Worth [2nd Dist.] 2010) 3rdCoA Third Court of Appeals (Tex.App.- Austin [3rd Dist.] 2010) 4thCoA Fourth Court of Appeals (Tex.App.- San Antonio [4th Dist.] 2010) 5thCoA Fifth Court of Appeals (Tex.App.- Dallas [5th Dist.] 2010) 6thCoA Sixth Court of Appeals (Tex.App.- Texarkana [6th Dist.] 2010) 7thCoA Seventh Court of Appeals (Tex.App.- Amarillo [7th Dist.] 2010) 8thCoA Eight Court of Appeals (Tex.App.- El Paso [8th Dist.] 2010) 9thCoA Ninth Court of Appeals (Tex.App.- Beaumont [9th Dist.] 2010) 10thCoA Tenth Court of Appeals (Tex.App.- Waco [10th Dist.] 2010) 11thCoA Eleventh Court of Appeals (Tex.App.- Eastland [11th Dist.] 2010) 12thCoA Twelfth Court of Appeals (Tex.App.- Tyler [12th Dist.] 2010) 13thCoA Thirteenth Court of Appeals (Tex.App.- Corpus Christi [13th Dist.] 2010) 14thCoA Fourteenth Court of Appeals (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] 2010) TEXAS INTERMEDIATE COURTS OF APPEALS (alphabetically by city of seat) Amarillo Court of Appeals (Tex. App.- Amarillo [7th Dist.] 2009) Austin Court of Appeals (Tex. App.- Austin [3rd Dist.] 2009) Beaumont Court of Appeals (Tex. App.- Beaumont [9th Dist.] 2009) Corpus Christi Court of Appeals (Tex.App.- Corpus Christi [13th Dist.] 2009) Dallas Court of Appeals (Tex. App.- Dallas [5th Dist.] 2009) Eastland Court of Appeals (Tex. App.- Eastland [11th Dist.] 2009) El Paso Court of Appeals (Tex. App.- El Paso [8th Dist.] 2009) Houston Court of Appeals (Tex. App.- Houston [1st Dist.] 2009) Houston Court of Appeals (Tex. App. - Houston [14th Dist.] 2009) Fort Worth Court of Appeals (Tex. App.- Fort Worth [2nd Dist.] 2009) San Antonio Court of Appeals (Tex. App.- San Antonio [4th Dist.] 2009) Texarkana Court of Appeals (Tex. App.- Texarkana [6th Dist.] 2009) Tyler Court of Appeals (Tex. App.- Tyler [12th Dist.] 2009) Waco Court of Appeals (Tex. App.- Waco [10th Dist.] 2009) JUSTICES OF THE COURTS OF APPEALS AND YEAR TERMS END CHIEF JUSTICES OF THE COURTS OF APPEALS Chief Justice Sherry Radack (R) --> Official Profile Recent opinions by Sherry Radack 1st Court of Appeals Term ends 12/31/10 Next (re)election: 2010 - Republican Sherry Radack vs. Democratic Opponent Morris Overstreet Chief Justice Terry Livingston --> Official Biography and Photo 2nd Court of Appeals (Fort Worth) Appointed Chief Justice April 14, 2010 by Governor Rick Perry; sworn in on April 19, 2010. Unopposed in 2010 election in bid to serve remainder of unexpired term Term ends 12/31/12 Next election: 2012 Chief Justice Woodie Jones --> Official Bio 3rd Court of Appeals (Austin) Term ends 12/31/14 Chief Justice Chief Justice Catherine Stone --> Official Biography and Photo 4th Court of Appeals (San Antonio) Term ends 12/31/14 Appointed Chief Justice Carolyn Wright (R) 5th Court of Appeals (Dallas) Next election 2010 (unexpired term) Democratic challenger: None (running unopposed to complete term) Former Chief Justice: Linda Thomas (resignation announced 9/8/09) Terms ends 12/31/12 Next election for complete term: 2012 Chief Justice Josh R. Morriss, III (R) --> Official Biography and Photo 6th Court of Appeals Term ends 12/31/10 Next election: 2010 - GOP Primary Opponent: H. D. Bailey (R) 2010 General election: Josh Morris (R) is unopposed Chief Justice Brian Quinn --> Official Photo and Background 7th Court of Appeals Term ends 12/31/14 Chief Justice David Wellington Chew --> Official Bio, Photo, and Significant Opinions 8th Court of Appeals Term ends 12/31/14 Chief Justice Steve McKeithen --> Official Bio (no photo) 9th Court of Appeals Term ends 12/31/14 Chief Justice Tom Gray --> Official Biography and Photo 10th Court of Appeals Term ends 12/31/12 Chief Justice Jim R. Wright --> Official Profile (no photo) 11th Court of Appeals Term ends 12/31/12 Chief Justice James T. (Jim) Worthen --> Official Photo and Bio 12th Court of Appeals Term ends 12/31/14 Chief Justice Rogelio Valdez --> Official Profile and Photo 13th Court of Appeals Term ends 12/31/12 Chief Justice Adele Hedges --> Official Bio on Court web site Links to Opinions by Hon. Adele Hedges 14th Court of Appeals Term ends 12/31/14 ASSOCIATE JUSTICES OF THE TEXAS COURTS OF APPEALS IN ORDER OF PLACE DESIGNATION, TERM EXPIRATION DATE, YEAR OF NEXT ELECTION. Primary Data Source: Statewide and Court of Appeals Judges Permanent Place Designations (Updated 10/26/10; 6/16/09); additional source: LWV Voters Guide - 2010 General Election Supplement: Candidates for Justice - Court of Appeals (Nov. 2, 2010) 1st Court of Appeals - Houston 2 Jane Bland 12/31/12 2012 3 Jim Sharp (D) 12/31/14 2014 [running for Supreme Court in 2010] 4 Evelyn Keyes (R) 12/31/10 Next election: 2010 Unsuccessful Republican Primary challenger: Don Self - Democratic candidate: Michael Gomez 5 Laura Carter Higley 12/31/14 2014 6 Vacant [George C. Hanks, Jr.] 12/31/12 2012 7 Terry Jennings 12/31/12 2012 8 Michael C. Massengale (R)(appt'd) 12/31/12 Next election: 2010 (unexpired term) Unsuccessful Republican Primary challenger: Gael Harrison; Democratic candidate: Robert Ray 9 Elsa Alcala 12/31/12 2012 2nd Court of Appeals - Fort Worth 2 Bill Meier 12/31/14 2014 3 Anne Gardner (R) 12/31/10 Next election: 2010 (unopposed) 4 Bob McCoy 12/31/12 2012 5 Sue Walker 12/31/12 2012 6 Lee Ann Campbell Dauphinot 12/31/12 2012 7 Justice Lee Gabriel (R) 12/31/14 2014 - Unopposed in 2010 election (unexpired term) 3rd Court of Appeals - Austin 2 Vacant [Alan Waldrop] 12/31/12 2012 3 Diane Henson 12/31/12 2012 4 Jan P. Patterson 12/31/10 Next election: 2010 (did not seek re-election) GOP Primary Candidates: Scott Field vs. Melissa Goodwin GOP General election candidate: Melissa Goodwin (R) Democratic Candidate: Kurt Kuhn (D) 5 David Puryear 12/31/12 2012 6 Bob Pemberton 12/31/12 2012 4th Court of Appeals - San Antonio 2 Marialyn Barnard (R) 12/31/12 Next election: 2010 vs. Rebecca C. Martinez (D) 3 Rebecca Simmons 12/31/12 [unsuccessful in bid for Supreme Court in 2010] 4 Steven C. Hilbig 12/31/12 2012 5 Karen Angelini 12/31/12 2012 6 Sandee Bryan Marion (R) 12/31/10 Next election: 2010 - No opponent 7 Phylis J. Speedlin 12/31/12 2012 5th Court of Appeals in Dallas Joseph B. Morris 12/31/12 2012 Mary Murphy 12/31/14 2014 Carolyn Wright (formerly) Lana Myers (R) (appointed 2009) Next election: 2010 vs. Bonnie Lee Goldstein(D) James Moseley 12/31/12 2012 [running for Supreme Court in 2010] David L. Bridges 12/31/14 2014 Michael J. O’Neill (R) 12/31/10 Next election: 2010 - Unopposed Kerry F. Fitzgerald 12/31/14 2014 Martin E. Richter 12/31/12 2012 Molly Francis 12/31/12 2012 Douglas S. Lang 12/31/12 2012 Robert M. (Bob) Fillmore (R) 12/31/12 Next election: 2010 vs. Lawrence J. Praeger (D) Elizabeth Lang Miers 12/31/12 2012 6th Court of Appeals in Texarkana 2 Bailey C. Moseley 12/31/12 2012 3 Jack Carter 12/31/14 2014 7th Court of Appeals in Amarillo 2 Mackey K. Hancock 12/31/12 2012 3 Patrick A. Pirtle 12/31/12 2012 4 James T. (Jim) Campbell 12/31/10 Next election: 2010 - Unopposed 8th Court of Appeals in El Paso 2 Ann Crawford McClure 12/31/12 2012 3 Guadalupe "Lupe" Rivera 12/31/12 2012 9th Court of Appeals in Beaumont 2 Charles Kreger (R) 12/31/10 Next election: 2010 vs Ron M. Mangus (D) 3 David Gaultney 12/31/12 2012 4 Hollis Horton 12/31/12 2012 10th Court of Appeals in Waco 2 Rex Davis 12/31/14 2014 3 Felipe Reyna (R) 12/31/10 Next election: 2010 GOP Primary Challenger: Al Scoggins (R) General election: Al Scoggins (R) - Unopposed 11th Court of Appeals in Eastland 2 Rick Strange 12/31/14 2014 [running for Supreme Court in 2010] 3 Terry McCall (R) 12/31/10 Next election: 2010 (unopposed) 12th Court of Appeals in Tyler 2 Brian Hoyle (R) 12/31/10 Next election: 2010 (unopposed) 3 Sam Griffith 12/31/12 2012 13th Court of Appeals in Corpus Christi (and Edinburg) 2 Rose Vela 12/31/12 2012 [tried for Supreme Ct seat in 2010] 3 Linda Reyna Yanez (D) 12/31/10 Next election: 2010 Republican Challenger: Greg Perkes (R) 4 Nelda Vidaurri Rodriguez 12/31/12 2012 5 Gina M. Benavides 12/31/12 2012 6 Dori Contreras Garza 12/31/14 2014 14th Court of Appeals in Houston Sister Court of First Court of Appeals, which also sits in Houston 2 Leslie Brock Yates 12/31/10 Next election: 2010 Republican primary opponent: Sharon McCally (R) McCally defeated Yates in the Republican Primary Democratic candidate: Norma Venso (D) 3 John S. Anderson 12/31/12 2012 4 Jeff Brown 12/31/12 2012 [running for Supreme Court in 2010] 5 Kent C. Sullivan 12/31/12 Next election: 2010 (unexpired term) GOP candidate Martha Hill Jamison vs Wally Kronzer (D) 6 William J. Boyce 12/31/12 2012 7 Kem Thompson Frost 12/31/14 2014 8 Charles Seymore 12/31/12 2012 9 Tracy Christopher (appointed '09)(R) 12/31/10 Next election: 2010 vs. Tim Riley (D) Christopher replaced Eva M. Guzman, who was appointed to Texas Supreme Court in Oct 2009 About Texas Opinions dot com. 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Last updated: 10/26/10 | 10/25/2010 TEXAS SUPREME COURT 2010 ELECTION RESULTS (unofficial as of 11/3 12: 14 pm) Figures: Number of Early Votes % Number of All Votes %% RACE Justice, Supreme Court, Place 3 Debra Lehrmann REP 1,589,203 61.58% 2,902,993 59.88% Jim Sharp DEM 927,802 35.95% 1,805,837 37.25% William Bryan Strange, III LIB 63,637 2.46% 138,579 2.85% ----------- ----------- Race Total 2,580,642 4,847,409 Early Provisional Ballots Reported 2,123 Total Provisional Ballots Reported 8,962 Precincts Reported 8,461 of 8,461 Precincts 100.00% Statewide Turnout 36.53% 13,269,233 Registered Voters ---------------------------------------- RACE Justice, Supreme Court, Place 5 Paul Green - Incumbent REP 1,584,139 61.60% 2,898,517 60.02% Bill Moody DEM 920,880 35.81% 1,786,005 36.98% Tom Oxford LIB 66,478 2.58% 144,009 2.98% ----------- ----------- Race Total 2,571,497 4,828,531 Early Provisional Ballots Reported 2,123 Total Provisional Ballots Reported 8,962 Precincts Reported 8,461 of 8,461 Precincts 100.00% Statewide Turnout 36.38% 13,269,233 Registered Voters ---------------------------------------- RACE Justice, Supreme Court, Place 9 Eva Guzman - Incumbent REP 1,585,382 61.86% 2,917,667 60.31% Blake Bailey DEM 886,677 34.59% 1,722,332 35.60% Jack Armstrong LIB 90,749 3.54% 197,580 4.08% ----------- ----------- Race Total 2,562,808 4,837,579 Early Provisional Ballots Reported 2,123 Total Provisional Ballots Reported 8,962 Precincts Reported 8,461 of 8,461 Precincts 100.00% Statewide Turnout 36.45% 13,269,233 Registered Voters Source: Texas Secretary of State COURT OF APPEALS RACES Figures: Number of Early Votes % Number of All Votes % RACE NAME Chief Justice, 1st Court of Appeals Sherry Radack - Incumbent REP 395,777 63.00% 652,696 59.76% Morris Overstreet DEM 232,424 36.99% 439,370 40.23% ----------- ----------- Race Total 628,201 1,092,066 Early Provisional Ballots Reported 401 Total Provisional Ballots Reported 2,244 Precincts Reported 1,322 of 1,322 Precincts 100.00% Statewide Turnout 8.23% 13,269,233 Registered Voters ---------------------------------------- RACE NAME Justice, 1st Court of Appeals District, Place 4 Evelyn Keyes - Incumbent REP 393,253 62.79% 644,968 59.24% Michael Gomez DEM 232,952 37.20% 443,613 40.75% ----------- ----------- Race Total 626,205 1,088,581 Precincts Reported 1,322 of 1,322 Precincts 100.00% ---------------------------------------- RACE NAME Justice, 1st Court of Appeals District, Place 8 - Unexpired Term Michael Massengale - Incumbent REP 384,797 61.61% 632,476 58.26% Robert Ray DEM 239,762 38.38% 453,001 41.73% ----------- ----------- Race Total 624,559 1,085,477 Precincts Reported 1,322 of 1,322 Precincts 100.00% ---------------------------------------- RACE NAME Justice, 3rd Court of Appeals District, Place 4 Melissa Goodwin REP 172,498 57.73% 313,652 57.13% Kurt Kuhn DEM 126,279 42.26% 235,355 42.86% ----------- ----------- Race Total 298,777 549,007 Precincts Reported 674 of 674 Precincts 100.00% ---------------------------------------- RACE NAME Justice, 4th Court of Appeals District, Place 2 - Unexpired Term Marialyn Barnard - Incumbent REP 168,267 58.70% 267,583 56.15% Rebeca C. Martinez DEM 118,382 41.29% 208,935 43.84% ----------- ----------- Race Total 286,649 476,518 Precincts Reported 1,062 of 1,062 Precincts 100.00% ---------------------------------------- RACE NAME Justice, 5th Court of Appeals District, Place 4 Lana Myers - Incumbent REP 195,735 59.31% 370,610 58.31% Bonnie Lee Goldstein DEM 134,266 40.68% 264,883 41.68% ----------- ----------- Race Total 330,001 635,493 Precincts Reported 1,070 of 1,070 Precincts 100.00% ---------------------------------------- RACE NAME Justice, 5th Court of Appeals District, Place 12 - Unexpired Term Robert M. (Bob) Fillmore - Incumbent REP 195,346 59.26% 369,898 58.29% Lawrence J. Praeger DEM 134,290 40.73% 264,601 41.70% ----------- ----------- Race Total 329,636 634,499 Precincts Reported 1,070 of 1,070 Precincts 100.00% ---------------------------------------- RACE NAME Justice, 9th Court of Appeals District, Place 2 Charles A. Kreger - Incumbent REP 101,499 73.03% 182,670 73.78% Ron M. Mangus DEM 37,468 26.96% 64,902 26.21% ----------- ----------- Race Total 138,967 247,572 Precincts Reported 387 of 387 Precincts 100.00% ---------------------------------------- RACE NAME Justice, 13th Court of Appeals District, Place 3 Greg Perkes REP 73,441 51.49% 136,342 50.81% Linda Yanez - Incumbent DEM 69,186 48.50% 131,965 49.18% ----------- ----------- Race Total 142,627 268,307 Precincts Reported 640 of 640 Precincts 100.00% ---------------------------------------- RACE NAME Justice, 14th Court of Appeals District, Place 2 Sharon McCally REP 392,952 62.88% 644,579 59.45% Norma Venso DEM 231,900 37.11% 439,585 40.54% ----------- ----------- Race Total 624,852 1,084,164 Precincts Reported 1,322 of 1,322 Precincts 100.00% ---------------------------------------- RACE NAME Justice, 14th Court of Appeals District, Place 5 - Unexpired Term Martha Hill Jamison REP 390,487 62.54% 643,600 59.30% Wally Kronzer DEM 233,835 37.45% 441,597 40.69% ----------- ----------- Race Total 624,322 1,085,197 Precincts Reported 1,322 of 1,322 Precincts 100.00% ---------------------------------------- RACE NAME Justice, 14th Court of Appeals District, Place 9 Tracy Elizabeth Christopher REP 390,435 62.56% 641,903 59.18% Tim Riley DEM 233,590 37.43% 442,668 40.81% ----------- ----------- Race Total 624,025 1,084,571 Precincts Reported 1,322 of 1,322 Precincts 100.00% Source: Texas Secretary of State |
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