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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 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 Harriet O'Neill - Official Profile and Photo 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. Scott A. Brister - Official Bio and Photo (resigned 8/09) Place 9: Justice Hon. Eva M. Guzman - Official Bio and Photo (appointed 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 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) 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 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 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) 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 - Democratic Opponent: Morris Overstreet (D) Chief Justice John Cayce --> Official Biography and Photo 2nd Court of Appeals Term ends 12/31/12 Next election: 2012 Chief Justice Woodie Jones --> Official Bio 3rd Court of Appeals Term ends 12/31/14 Chief Justice Catherine Stone --> Official Biography and Photo 4th Court of Appeals Term ends 12/31/14 Appointed Chief Justice Carolyn Wright Next election 2010 (unexpired term) Democratic challenger: Former Chief Justice Linda Thomas (resignation announced 9/8/09) 5th Court of Appeals Terms ends 12/31/12 Next election: 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) 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 6/16/09) 1st Court of Appeals - Houston Jane Bland 12/31/12 2012 Jim Sharp 12/31/14 2014 [running for Supreme Court in 2010] Evelyn Keyes (R) 12/31/10 Next election: 2010 Republican Primary challenger: Don Self - Democratic candidate: Laura Carter Higley 12/31/14 2014 George C. Hanks, Jr. 12/31/12 2012 Terry Jennings 12/31/12 2012 Michael C. Massengale (R)(appt'd) 12/31/12 Next election: 2010 (unexpired term) Republican Primary challenger: Gael Harrison; Democratic candidate: Robert Ray Elsa Alcala 12/31/12 2012 2nd Court of Appeals - Fort Worth Bill Meier 12/31/14 2014 Anne Gardner (R) 12/31/10 Next election: 2010 (unopposed in GOP primary) Bob McCoy 12/31/12 2012 Sue Walker 12/31/12 2012 Lee Ann Campbell Dauphinot 12/31/12 2012 Terrie Livingston 12/31/14 2014 3rd Court of Appeals - Austin Alan Waldrop 12/31/12 2012 Diane Henson 12/31/12 2012 Jan P. Patterson 12/31/10 Next election: 2010 (not seeking re-election) GOP Primary Candidates: Scott Field vs. Melissa Goodwin Democratic Candidate: Kurt Kuhn David Puryear 12/31/12 2012 Bob Pemberton 12/31/12 2012 4th Court of Appeals - San Antonio Marialyn Barnard (R) 12/31/12 Next election: 2010 vs. Rebecca C. Martinez Rebecca Simmons 12/31/12 2012 [running for Supreme Court in 2010] Steve Hilbig 12/31/12 2012 Karen Angelini 12/31/12 2012 Sandee Bryan Marion (R) 12/31/10 Next election: 2010 Phylis 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 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 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 Elizabeth Lang Miers 12/31/12 2012 6th Court of Appeals in Texarkana Bailey C. Moseley 12/31/12 2012 Jack Carter 12/31/14 2014 7th Court of Appeals in Amarillo Mackey K. Hancock 12/31/12 2012 Pat Pirtle 12/31/12 2012 James T. (Jim) Campbell 12/31/10 Next election: 2010 8th Court of Appeals in El Paso Ann Crawford McClure 12/31/12 2012 Guadalupe "Lupe" Rivera 12/31/12 2012 9th Court of Appeals in Beaumont Charles Kreger (R) 12/31/10 Next election: 2010 vs Ron M. Mangus David Gaultney 12/31/12 2012 Hollis Horton 12/31/12 2012 10th Court of Appeals in Waco Rex Davis 12/31/14 2014 Felipe Reyna (R) 12/31/10 Next election: 2010 GOP Primary Challenger: Al Scoggins (R) 11th Court of Appeals in Eastland Rick Strange 12/31/14 2014 [running for Supreme Court in 2010] Terry McCall (R) 12/31/10 Next election: 2010 (unopposed in primary) 12th Court of Appeals in Tyler Brian Hoyle (R) 12/31/10 Next election: 2010 (unopposed in primary) Sam Griffith 12/31/12 2012 13th Court of Appeals in Corpus Christi (and Edinburg) Rose Vela 12/31/12 2012 [running for Supreme Ct seat in 2010] Linda Reyna Yanez 12/31/10 Next election: 2010 Republican Challenger: Greg Perkes (R) Nelda Vidaurri Rodriguez 12/31/12 2012 Gina M. Benavides 12/31/12 2012 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 Leslie Brock Yates 12/31/10 Next election: 2010 Republican primary opponent: Sharon McCally Democratic candidate: Norma Venso John S. Anderson 12/31/12 2012 Jeff Brown 12/31/12 2012 [running for Supreme Court in 2010] Kent C. Sullivan 12/31/12 Next election: 2010 (unexpired term) GOP candidate Martha Hill Jamison vs Wally Kronzer (D) Bill Boyce 12/31/12 2012 Kem T. Frost 12/31/14 2014 Charles Seymore 12/31/12 2012 Tracy Christopher (appointed '09)(R) 12/31/10 Next election: 2010 vs. Tim Riley (D) replacing Eva M. Guzman (appointed to Texas Supreme Court Oct 2009) About Texas Opinions dot com. This site is a work in progress and is meant to offer useful information (and links to relevant pages) to students, citizens, voters, and anyone else interested in the Texas judicial system and its elected judiciary. 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