Texas Supreme Court elections, 2020

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Texas is one of two states with two courts of last resort. The seats of four Texas Supreme Court justices and three Texas Court of Criminal Appeals justices were up for election on November 3, 2020. All seven seats were won by the Republican incumbents in partisan elections.

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 9 candidates David Newell (R) and Brandon Birmingham (D) participated in a Candidate Conversation with Ballotpedia and EnCiv. Click here to watch.

Election procedure changes in 2020

See also: Changes to election dates, procedures, and administration in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020

Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.

Texas modified its absentee/mail-in voting, candidate filing, and early voting procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:

• Absentee/mail-in voting: Local election officials could not reject an absentee ballot due to a perceived signature mismatch unless the voter was given a pre-rejection notice of this finding and a "meaningful opportunity to cure his or her ballot's rejection." Return locations for absentee/mail-in ballots were limited to one per county.
• Candidate filing procedures: The petition deadline for independent candidates for non-presidential office was extended to August 13, 2020.
• Early voting: Early voting began on October 13, 2020.

For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.

Candidates and election results

Texas Supreme Court

Chief justice

General election

General election for Texas Supreme Court Place 1 Chief Justice

Incumbent Nathan Hecht defeated Amy Clark Meachum and Mark Ash in the general election for Texas Supreme Court Place 1 Chief Justice on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Nathan Hecht (R)	53.0	5,827,085
		Amy Clark Meachum (D)	44.5	4,893,402
		Mark Ash (L)	2.5	277,491

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,997,978
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Charles E. Waterbury (G)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 1 Chief Justice

Amy Clark Meachum defeated Jerry Zimmerer in the Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 1 Chief Justice on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Amy Clark Meachum	80.5	1,434,175
		Jerry Zimmerer	19.5	347,186

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,781,361
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• William McLeod (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 1 Chief Justice

Incumbent Nathan Hecht advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 1 Chief Justice on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Nathan Hecht	100.0	1,718,096

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Green convention

Green convention for Texas Supreme Court Place 1 Chief Justice

Charles E. Waterbury advanced from the Green convention for Texas Supreme Court Place 1 Chief Justice on April 18, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Charles E. Waterbury (G)

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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Texas Supreme Court Place 1 Chief Justice

Mark Ash advanced from the Libertarian convention for Texas Supreme Court Place 1 Chief Justice on August 3, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Mark Ash (L)

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Place 6

General election

General election for Texas Supreme Court Place 6

Incumbent Jane Bland defeated Kathy Cheng in the general election for Texas Supreme Court Place 6 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jane Bland (R)	55.2	6,050,534
		Kathy Cheng (D)	44.8	4,903,527

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,954,061
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 6

Kathy Cheng defeated Larry Praeger in the Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 6 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kathy Cheng	74.5	1,310,598
		Larry Praeger	25.5	448,114

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,758,712
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 6

Incumbent Jane Bland advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 6 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jane Bland	100.0	1,699,236

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Place 7

General election

General election for Texas Supreme Court Place 7

Incumbent Jeffrey S. Boyd defeated Staci Williams and William Bryan Strange in the general election for Texas Supreme Court Place 7 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jeffrey S. Boyd (R)	53.3	5,843,420
		Staci Williams (D)	44.4	4,861,649
		William Bryan Strange (L)	2.3	256,742

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,961,811
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 7

Staci Williams defeated Brandy Voss in the Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 7 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Staci Williams	65.1	1,134,105
		Brandy Voss	34.9	608,288

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,742,393
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 7

Incumbent Jeffrey S. Boyd advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 7 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jeffrey S. Boyd	100.0	1,702,071

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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Texas Supreme Court Place 7

William Bryan Strange advanced from the Libertarian convention for Texas Supreme Court Place 7 on August 3, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		William Bryan Strange (L)

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Place 8

General election

General election for Texas Supreme Court Place 8

Incumbent Brett Busby defeated Gisela Triana and Tom Oxford in the general election for Texas Supreme Court Place 8 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brett Busby (R)	53.4	5,847,135
		Gisela Triana (D)	44.1	4,826,674
		Tom Oxford (L)	2.5	274,959

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,948,768
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 8

Gisela Triana defeated Peter M. Kelly in the Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 8 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gisela Triana	72.0	1,251,611
		Peter M. Kelly	28.0	485,697

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,737,308
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 8

Incumbent Brett Busby advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 8 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brett Busby	100.0	1,692,583

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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Texas Supreme Court Place 8

Tom Oxford advanced from the Libertarian convention for Texas Supreme Court Place 8 on August 3, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Tom Oxford (L)

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Texas Court of Criminal Appeals

Place 3

General election

General election for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 3

Incumbent Bert Richardson defeated Elizabeth Davis Frizell in the general election for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 3 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bert Richardson (R)	54.5	5,953,924
		Elizabeth Davis Frizell (D)	45.5	4,964,460

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,918,384
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 3

Elizabeth Davis Frizell defeated Dan Wood and William Demond in the Democratic primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 3 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Elizabeth Davis Frizell	68.7	1,184,280
		Dan Wood	19.2	331,715
		William Demond	12.0	207,651

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,723,646
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 3

Incumbent Bert Richardson defeated Gina Parker in the Republican primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 3 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bert Richardson	51.8	897,496
		Gina Parker	48.2	833,893

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,731,389
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Place 4

General election

General election for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 4

Incumbent Kevin Patrick Yeary defeated Tina Yoo Clinton in the general election for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 4 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kevin Patrick Yeary (R)	54.8	5,974,016
		Tina Yoo Clinton (D)	45.2	4,924,207

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,898,223
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 4

Tina Yoo Clinton defeated Steven Miears in the Democratic primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 4 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tina Yoo Clinton	80.5	1,380,356
		Steven Miears	19.5	334,474

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,714,830
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 4

Incumbent Kevin Patrick Yeary advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 4 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kevin Patrick Yeary	100.0	1,679,193

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,679,193
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Place 6

See also: Texas Supreme Court justice vacancy (December 2020)

Justice Michael Keasler's term expired on December 31, 2020. Keasler was required to leave office by a mandatory-retirement provision in the Texas Constitution.

Mike Snipes (D) had declared his candidacy for the seat prior to Texas' statewide filing deadline. However, Keasler's seat was ultimately not up for election in 2020. Gov. Greg Abbott (R) chose Keasler's replacement.^[1]

Place 9

General election

General election for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 9

Incumbent David Newell defeated Brandon Birmingham in the general election for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 9 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Newell (R)	55.3	6,015,909
		Brandon Birmingham (D)	44.7	4,863,142

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,879,051
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 9

Brandon Birmingham advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 9 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brandon Birmingham	100.0	1,570,444

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,570,444
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 9

Incumbent David Newell advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 9 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Newell	100.0	1,676,841

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,676,841
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Candidate Conversations

Court of Criminal Appeals Place 9

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Past elections

2018

See also: Texas Supreme Court elections, 2018

Texas Supreme Court

Place 2

General election

General election for Texas Supreme Court Place 2

Incumbent Jimmy Blacklock defeated Steven Kirkland in the general election for Texas Supreme Court Place 2 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jimmy Blacklock (R)	53.2	4,358,756
		Steven Kirkland (D)	46.8	3,838,411

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,197,167
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 2

Steven Kirkland advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 2 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Steven Kirkland

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 2

Incumbent Jimmy Blacklock advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 2 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Jimmy Blacklock

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Place 4

General election

General election for Texas Supreme Court Place 4

Incumbent John Devine defeated R.K. Sandill in the general election for Texas Supreme Court Place 4 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Devine (R)	53.7	4,399,890
		R.K. Sandill (D)	46.3	3,792,144

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,192,034
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 4

R.K. Sandill advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 4 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		R.K. Sandill

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 4

Incumbent John Devine advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 4 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		John Devine

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Place 6

General election

General election for Texas Supreme Court Place 6

Incumbent Jeff Brown defeated Kathy Cheng in the general election for Texas Supreme Court Place 6 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jeff Brown (R)	53.7	4,404,602
		Kathy Cheng (D)	46.3	3,796,001

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,200,603
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 6

Kathy Cheng advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 6 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Kathy Cheng

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 6

Incumbent Jeff Brown advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 6 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Jeff Brown

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Texas Court of Criminal Appeals

Presiding judge

General election

General election for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Presiding Judge

Incumbent Sharon Keller defeated Maria T. Jackson and William Bryan Strange in the general election for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Presiding Judge on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sharon Keller (R)	52.2	4,288,913
		Maria T. Jackson (D)	45.5	3,734,179
		William Bryan Strange (L)	2.3	187,384

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,210,476
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Presiding Judge

Maria T. Jackson advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Presiding Judge on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Maria T. Jackson

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Presiding Judge

Incumbent Sharon Keller defeated David Bridges in the Republican primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Presiding Judge on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sharon Keller	52.1	671,361
		David Bridges	47.9	616,096

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 1,287,457
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Place 7

General election

General election for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 7

Incumbent Barbara Hervey defeated Ramona Franklin in the general election for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 7 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Barbara Hervey (R)	54.2	4,429,113
		Ramona Franklin (D)	45.8	3,750,114

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,179,227
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 7

Ramona Franklin advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 7 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Ramona Franklin

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 7

Incumbent Barbara Hervey advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 7 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Barbara Hervey

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Place 8

General election

General election for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 8

Michelle Slaughter defeated Mark Ash in the general election for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 8 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michelle Slaughter (R)	74.7	4,760,576
		Mark Ash (L)	25.3	1,614,119

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 8

Michelle Slaughter defeated Jay Brandon and Dib Waldrip in the Republican primary for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 8 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michelle Slaughter	52.8	666,763
		Jay Brandon	30.7	387,751
		Dib Waldrip	16.4	207,209

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 1,261,723
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2016 See also: Texas Supreme Court elections, 2016 November 8 general election Incumbent Debra Lehrmann defeated Mike Westergren, Kathie Glass and Rodolfo Rivera Munoz in the general election for the Texas Supreme Court, Place 3. Texas Supreme Court, Place 3, 2016 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Republican Debra Lehrmann Incumbent 54.84% 4,807,986      Democratic Mike Westergren 38.53% 3,378,163      Libertarian Kathie Glass 3.97% 348,376      Green Rodolfo Rivera Munoz 2.65% 232,646 Total Votes (100% reporting) 8,767,171 Source: Texas Secretary of State Official Results Incumbent Paul Green defeated Dori Garza, Tom Oxford and Charles E. Waterbury in the general election for the Texas Supreme Court, Place 5. Texas Supreme Court, Place 5, 2016 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Republican Paul Green Incumbent 54.30% 4,758,334      Democratic Dori Garza 41.18% 3,608,634      Libertarian Tom Oxford 3.29% 288,504      Green Charles E. Waterbury 1.23% 107,731 Total Votes (100% reporting) 8,763,203 Source: Texas Secretary of State Official Results Incumbent Eva Guzman defeated Savannah Robinson, Don Fulton and Jim Chisholm in the general election for the Texas Supreme Court, Place 9. Texas Supreme Court, Place 9, 2016 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Republican Eva Guzman Incumbent 55.80% 4,884,441      Democratic Savannah Robinson 39.36% 3,445,959      Libertarian Don Fulton 3.48% 304,587      Green Jim Chisholm 1.36% 119,022 Total Votes (100% reporting) 8,754,009 Source: Texas Secretary of State Official Results March 1 primary election Place 3 Texas Supreme Court, Place 3, Democratic Primary, 2016 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Mike Westergren  (unopposed) 100.00% 986,878 Total Votes (100% Reporting) 986,878 Source: Texas Secretary of State Official Results Texas Supreme Court, Place 3, Republican Primary, 2016 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Republican Debra Lehrmann Incumbent 52.22% 1,131,998      Republican Michael Massengale 47.78% 1,035,840 Total Votes (100% Reporting) 2,167,838 Source: Texas Secretary of State Official Results Place 5 Texas Supreme Court, Place 5, Democratic Primary, 2016 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Dori Garza  (unopposed) 100.00% 1,022,469 Total Votes (100% Reporting) 1,022,469 Source: Texas Secretary of State Official Results Texas Supreme Court, Place 5, Republican Primary, 2016 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Republican Paul Green Incumbent 52.06% 1,078,689      Republican Rick Green 47.94% 993,441 Total Votes (100% Reporting) 2,072,130 Source: Texas Secretary of State Official Results Place 9 Texas Supreme Court, Place 9, Democratic Primary, 2016 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Savannah Robinson  (unopposed) 100.00% 991,329 Total Votes (100% Reporting) 991,329 Source: Texas Secretary of State Official Results Texas Supreme Court, Place 9, Republican Primary, 2016 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Republican Eva Guzman Incumbent 59.17% 1,268,415      Republican Joe Pool, Jr. 40.83% 875,224 Total Votes (100% Reporting) 2,143,639 Source: Texas Secretary of State Official Results

About the Texas Supreme Court

See also: Texas Supreme Court

The Texas Supreme Court is the highest court in the state of Texas for civil matters. As the court of last resort, the supreme court hears appeals of decisions in civil cases from lower courts. Its decisions are not subject to review by any other court.^[2]

Political composition

This was the political composition of the supreme court heading into the 2022 election. Justices on the Texas Supreme Court are elected to their seats, and replacements are appointed by the governor in the case of midterm vacancies.

About the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals

See also: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals is the court of last resort for all criminal matters in Texas.

Political composition of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals

This was the political composition of the court heading into the 2020 election. Judges on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals are elected to their seats, and replacements are appointed by the governor in the case of midterm vacancies.

Selection

See also: Partisan elections

The nine justices of the supreme court and nine judges of the court of criminal appeals are selected in partisan elections. The elected justices and judges serve six-year terms, after which they must run for re-election if they wish to continue serving. In the event of a midterm vacancy, the governor appoints a replacement until the next general election, in which he or she may compete to serve for the remainder of the unexpired term. If the legislature is in session when the appointment is made, the Texas State Senate must confirm the appointee. If the legislature is not in session, the appointee does not require state Senate confirmation.^[3][4]

Qualifications

To serve on either court, a justice or judge must be:

• a U.S. citizen;
• a resident of Texas;
• licensed to practice law in the state;
• between the ages of 35 and 75; and
• a practicing lawyer and/or judge for at least 10 years.^[5]

While no judge older than 74 may run for office, sitting judges who turn 75 are permitted to continue serving until their terms expire.^[5]

Selection of the chief justice or judge

The chief justice or judge of each court is selected by voters at large. He or she serves in that capacity for a full six-year term.^[5]

See also

Texas	Judicial Selection	More Courts
Courts in Texas Texas Courts of Appeals Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Texas Supreme Court	Elections: 2024 • 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 Gubernatorial appointments Judicial selection in Texas	Federal courts State courts Local courts

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