Texas Bar Judicial Poll Results, Multiple Courts
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The Texas Bar published judicial poll results for multiple appellate courts including the Texas Supreme Court, Court of Criminal Appeals, and District Courts of Appeals. Results show vote tallies for candidates including JIMMY BLACKLOCK (1,678 votes for Supreme Court Chief Justice), KRISTEN HAWKINS (1,705 votes for Court of Criminal Appeals Place 4), and BRETT BUSBY (1,913 votes for Court of Criminal Appeals Place 9). Poll data spans 3rd through 15th District Courts of Appeals with candidate counts ranging from 54 to 1,957 votes.
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The Texas Bar published poll results for judicial candidates across Texas appellate courts. Results are organized by court and position, showing candidate names, locations, and vote tallies. For Supreme Court, candidates include Jimmy Blacklock (1,678 votes for Chief Justice), Cory L. Carlyle (894 votes), Maggie Ellis (1,259 votes), and others. Court of Criminal Appeals results show Kristen Hawkins leading Place 4 with 1,705 votes and Kyle Hawkins leading Place 9 with 1,203 votes. District Courts of Appeals polls show varying turnout across 1st through 15th districts.
The publication serves as informational reference for bar member voting patterns on judicial candidates. No compliance obligations, deadlines, or penalties are associated with this poll results listing.
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Page 1 of 3 Supreme Court Chief JusticeSupreme Court Place 2 - UNEXPIRED TERMSupreme Court Place 7Supreme Court Place 8Court of Criminal Appeals Place 3Court of Criminal Appeals Place 4Court of Criminal Appeals Place 9JIMMY BLACKLOCK, AUSTIN 1,678CORY L. CARLYLE, ROCKWALL 894MAGGIE ELLIS, GEORGETOWN 1,259CHARI KELLY, AUSTINJAMES P. SULLIVAN, AUSTINKRISTEN HAWKINS, HOUSTON 1,705KYLE HAWKINS, AUSTIN 1,203GORDON GOODMAN, HOUSTON 674BRETT BUSBY, AUSTIN 1,913GISELA D. TRIANA, AUSTIN 1,989OKEY ANYIAM, DALLAS 1,034MARK ASH, HOUSTON 337BRENT COFFEE, AUSTIN 345LESLI FITZPATRICK, AUSTIN 463ALISON FOX, TAYLOR 592THOMAS SMITH, DALLAS 391AUDRA RILEY, DALLAS 1,839KEVIN PATRICK YEARY, AUSTIN 1,467JENNIFER BALIDO, DALLAS 951JOHN MESSINGER, PFLUGERVILLE 799HOLLY TAYLOR, AUSTIN 1,529WEB/TOTAL2,1121,508
Page 2 of 3 1st District Court of Appeals Place 31st District Court of Appeals Place 4 - UNEXPIRED TERM1st District Court of Appeals Place 53rd District Court of Appeals Chief Justice4th District Court of Appeals Chief Justice5th District Court of Appeals Place 35th District Court of Appeals Place 65th District Court of Appeals Place 8TODD FRANKFORT, HOUSTON 210ZACH GIBSON, HOUSTON 122VERONICA RIVAS-MOLLOY, HUMBLE 415ELIZABETH LING URREGO, SPRING 54MALCOLM E. WHITTAKER, HOUSTONJULIE COUNTISS, HOUSTONDAVID GUNN, HOUSTONJESSICA CAIRD, HUMBLE 287AMY GUERRA, HOUSTON 575DARLENE BYRNE, AUSTIN 536CORY LIU, AUSTIN 146ANTONIA "TONI" ARTEAGA, SAN ANTONIO 109VELIA J. MEZA, SAN ANTONIO 65BERT RICHARDSON, SAN ANTONIO 176MATTHEW KOLODOSKI, ADDISON 233AMANDA REICHEK, DALLAS 433MONICA PURDY, DALLAS 448BEN SMITH, PROSPER 255NICHOLAS D. PALMER, THE COLONY 139ANDREA D. PLUMLEE, DALLAS 265ASHLEY WYSOCKI, DALLAS 274
Page 3 of 3 13th District Court of Appeals Place 614th District Court of Appeals Chief Justice14th District Court of Appeals Place 715th District Court of Appeals Chief Justice15th District Court of Appeals Place 215th District Court of Appeals Place 3JOHN BALL, MCALLEN 100CLARISSA SILVA, HARLINGEN 64KEVIN JEWELL, HOUSTONSARAH BETH LANDAU, HOUSTONWILLIAM DEMOND, HOUSTON 206MICHAEL ADAMS-HURTA, HOUSTON 130DEREK OBIALO, HOUSTON 101KEN WISE, HOUSTON 559SCOTT BRISTER, AUSTIN 1,957JERRY ZIMMERER, BELLAIRE 1,594THOMAS BAKER, AUSTIN 1,692SCOTT K. FIELD, AUSTIN 1,523APRIL FARRIS, SUGAR LAND 1,878MARC M. MEYER, MONTGOMERY 1,417
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