Two hundred and thirty-nine attorneys have filed to run for judicial seats in the Republican primary election in March.

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Texas Lawyer reviewed filings with the Texas Secretary of State's Office to determine who will appear on the Republican ballot. Early voting begins Feb. 18, and election day is March 3.

Here are the "R" candidates who want to be judges in the Lone Star State's statewide races and the five largest metro areas surrounding Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio. For candidates in other cities, see the database of Republican judicial candidates.

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Statewide Seats

Texas Supreme Court chief justice

  • Nathan Hecht (incumbent)

Supreme Court, Place 6

  • Jane Bland (incumbent)

Supreme Court, Place 7

  • Jeff Boyd (incumbent)

Supreme Court, Place 8

  • Brett Busby (incumbent)

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 3

  • Bert Richardson (incumbent)
  • Gina Parker

Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 4

  • Kevin Patrick Yeary (incumbent)

Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 9

  • David Newell (incumbent)
Austin, Texas Austin, Texas. Photo: Roschetzky Photography/Shutterstock.com
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Austin-Area Courts

Third Court of Appeals chief justice

  • Jeff Rose (incumbent)

14th District Court in Austin

  • Jessica Voyce Lewis

460th District Court in Austin

  • Geoffrey Puryear (incumbent)

21st District Court in Bastrop

  • Carson Campbell (incumbent)

335th District Court in Bastrop

  • Charles W. Carver
  • Reva L. Towslee Corbett (incumbent)

26th District Court in Georgetown

  • Donna King (incumbent)

395th District Court in Georgetown

  • Ryan Larson (incumbent)

425th District Court in Georgetown

  • Betsy F. Lambeth (incumbent)
Dallas Dallas, Texas. Photo: f11photo/Shutterstock.com
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Dallas-Area Benches

Fifth Court of Appeals, Place 3

  • David Evans (incumbent)

Fifth Court of Appeals, Place 6

  • David L. Bridges (incumbent)

Fifth Court of Appeals, Place 8

  • Bill Whitehill (incumbent)

162nd District Court in Dallas

  • Jordan Montgomery Lewis

254th District Court in Dallas

  • Ashley Wysocki (incumbent)

95th District Court in Dallas

  • Mike Lee

16th District Court in Denton

  • Sherry Shipman (incumbent)

362nd District Court in Denton

  • Bruce McFarling (incumbent)

393rd District Court in Denton

  • Doug Robison (incumbent)

431st District Court in Denton

  • Cannon Cain
  • Jim Johnson
  • Derbha Jones
  • George Mitcham

422nd District Court in Denton

  • Tiffany Haertling (incumbent)

462nd District Court in Denton

  • Lee Ann Breading (incumbent)

199th District Court in McKinney

  • Angela Tucker (incumbent)

366th District Court in McKinney

  • Tom Nowak (incumbent)

380th District Court in McKinney

  • Ben Smith (incumbent)
  • Melvin Thathiah

401st District Court in McKinney

  • George Flint
  • Sarah Fox
  • Brook Fulks

416th District Court in McKinney

  • Andrea Thompson (incumbent)

468th District Court in McKinney

  • Lindsey Wynne (incumbent)

469th District Court in McKinney

  • Piper McCraw (incumbent)

470th District Court in McKinney

  • Emily Miskel (incumbent)

471st District Court in McKinney

  • Andrea Bouressa (incumbent)

505th District Court in Richmond

  • David S. Perwin (incumbent)

382nd District Court in Rockwall

  • Brett Hall (incumbent)

439th District Court in Rockwall

  • David E. Rakow (incumbent)
Fort Worth Fort Worth, Texas. Photo: Leena Robinson/Shutterstock.com
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Fort Worth-Area Courts

Second Court of Appeals, Place 2

  • Dana Womack (incumbent)

Second Court of Appeals, Place 6

  • Mike Wallach

Second Court of Appeals, Place 7

  • Brian Walker
  • Elizabeth Beach
  • John P. Chupp

Tarrant County Criminal District Court No. 2

  • Wayne Salvant (incumbent)

153rd District Court in Fort Worth

  • Susan McCoy (incumbent)

17th District Court in Fort Worth

  • Melody Wilkinson (incumbent)

213th District Court in Fort Worth

  • Chris Wolfe (incumbent)

342nd District Court in Fort Worth

  • Kimberly Fitzpatrick (incumbent)

348th District Court in Fort Worth

  • Megan Fahey (incumbent)

352nd District Court in Fort Worth

  • Josh Burgess (incumbent)

360th District Court in Fort Worth

  • Patricia Baca Bennett (incumbent)

396th District Court in Fort Worth

  • George Gallagher (incumbent)

48th District Court in Fort Worth

  • David Evans (incumbent)

67th District Court in Fort Worth

  • Dan Cosby (incumbent)

96th District Court in Fort Worth

  • Pat Gallagher
  • Shane Nolen
  • Chris Taylor

43rd District Court in Weatherford

  • Craig Towson (incumbent)

415th District Court in Weatherford

  • Graham Quisenberry (incumbent)
Houston Downtown Houston. Photo: f11photo/Shutterstock.com
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Houston-Area Races

First Court of Appeals, Place 3

  • Russell Lloyd (incumbent)

First Court of Appeals, Place 5

  • Terry Adams
  • Levi J. Benton
  • Chad Bridges
  • James Lombardino

14th Court of Appeals chief justice

  • Tracy Elizabeth Christopher (incumbent)

14th Court of Appeals, Place 7

  • Ken Wise (incumbent)

61st District Court in Houston

  • Erin Elizabeth Lunceford

127th District Court in Houston

  • Nile Copeland

129th District Court in Houston

  • Will Archer

133rd District Court in Houston

  • Sheri Y. Dean

164th District Court in Houston

  • Michael Landrum

165th District Court in Houston

  • Bruce Bain

215th District Court in Houston

  • Fred Shuchart

334th District Court in Houston

  • Dan Lemkuil

339th District Court in Houston

  • Jesse McClure (incumbent)

351st District Court in Houston

  • Arlene Hecht

507th District Court in Houston

  • Alyssa Lemkuil

410th District Court in Conroe

  • Jennifer James Robin (incumbent)

418th District Court in Conroe

  • Tracy A. Gilbert (incumbent)

435th District Court in Conroe

  • Patty Maginnis (incumbent)

457th District Court in Conroe

  • Chris Buck
  • Robert "Bobby" Kasprzak
  • Vince Santini
  • Bruce Coulson Tough
  • Eric Yollick

9th District Court in Conroe

  • Phil Grant (incumbent)

10th District Court in Galveston

  • Kerry L. Neves (incumbent)

405th District Court in Galveston

  • Jared Robinson (incumbent)

387th District Court in Richmond

  • Brenda Mullinix (incumbent)

38th District Court in Richmond

  • Camile Glasscock Dubose (incumbent)

400th District Court in Richmond

  • Maggie Jaramillo (incumbent)

434th District Court in Richmond

  • James H. "Jim" Shoemake (incumbent)
San Antonio San Antonio, Texas. Photo: Jo Ann Snover/Shutterstock.com
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San Antonio Benches

Fourth Court of Appeals chief justice

  • Renee Yanta

37th District Court

  • Joseph Appelt

386th District Court

  • Daphne Previti Austin

399th District Court

  • Walden Shelton

407th District Court

  • Stephani Walsh

For candidates in other cities, check the database of Republican judicial candidates.