Who Will Win the Texas Supreme Court Bench? Meet the Candidates
Here are candidates running in contested primary races for the Texas Supreme Court.
February 26, 2020 at 01:38 PM
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Texas Supreme Court building in Austin, Texas. Photo: Angela Morris/ALM
It's election season, and Texas Lawyer is publishing Q&As with candidates in contested races for district and appellate court benches in the Lone Star State. Early voting runs from Feb. 18 to Feb. 28, and election day is March 3.
Here are candidates running in contested primary races for the Texas Supreme Court.
Chief Justice
In the Democratic Primary, Amy Clark Meachum and Jerry Zimmerer are competing in the race for Texas Supreme Court chief justice. Whoever wins will compete in the November general election against current Chief Justice Nathan Hecht, who is unopposed in the Republican Primary.
Click the names below to read their Q&As.
Justice, Place 6
In the Democratic Primary, Larry Praeger and Kathy Cheng are competing in the race for the Place 6 seat. The winner will run in the November general election against incumbent Justice Jane Bland, who is unopposed in the Republican Primary.
Click the names below to read their Q&As.
Justice, Place 7
In the Democratic Primary, Staci Williams and Brandy Voss are competing in the race for the Place 7 seat.
Click the names below to read their Q&As.
Whoever wins will compete in the November general election against incumbent Justice Jeff Boyd, who is unopposed in the Republican Primary.
Justice, Place 8
In the Democratic Primary, Gisela D. Triana and Peter Kelly are competing in the race for the Place 8 seat. The winner will compete in the November general election against incumbent Justice Brett Busby, who is unopposed in the Republican Primary.
Click the names below to read their Q&As.
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Gisela D. Triana
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Peter Kelly did not respond to the questionnaire
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