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11th Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals · Statewide

3 justices sit this bench. The docket leans criminal — 8,933 of 14,171 filings since 1981. 5,566 attorneys have appeared here.

The bench3 sitting · from directory snapshots
JudgeRoleTenure
John M. BaileyChief Justiceby 2026
W. Stacy TrotterJusticeby 2026
W. Bruce WilliamsJusticeby 2026
Filings by year2026 is partial
2134251982 · 17’821983 · 621984 · 268’841985 · 3401986 · 252’861987 · 2841988 · 226’881989 · 2861990 · 273’901991 · 2501992 · 265’921993 · 3511994 · 185’941995 · 3741996 · 383’961997 · 4251998 · 318’981999 · 3152000 · 395’002001 · 4002002 · 359’022003 · 4052004 · 262’042005 · 3802006 · 315’062007 · 3452008 · 292’082009 · 3352010 · 353’102011 · 3492012 · 342’122013 · 3732014 · 367’142015 · 3352016 · 361’162017 · 3652018 · 361’182019 · 4142020 · 297’202021 · 2952022 · 364’222023 · 2922024 · 337’242025 · 3702026 · 232’26

1 thin leading year (2 filings between them) trimmed from the chart, as on the coverage pages; the last column is a partial year.

Attorneys who appear most in this court5,566 have appeared · 25-case floor
AttorneyCityMostlyCases
1John Barksdale HolmesBirminghamCriminal2872Hardy L. WilkersonBig SpringCriminal1163John Harbell HaglerDallasCriminal1014Erika CopelandAustinCriminal995Jenny L HenleyAbileneCriminal936Timothy Wade FordMineral WellsCriminal897Lane Andrew HaygoodOdessaCriminal788Susannah Elizabeth PruckaMidlandCriminal779Robert F. WatsonFort WorthCriminal7110Sarah Monica AdamsCiscoCriminal70

Attorneys in private practice with 25 or more appearances in this court’s indexed filings. Bulk government filers are not listed.

Elections4 races · 3 cycles · official canvass
CandidateVotesShare
2024Chief JusticeUnopposed
John Bailey (i)R244,026100.00%
2022Place 3Elected unopposed — no votes recorded
W. Stacy Trotter (i)R—elected
2020Place 2Unopposed
Bruce WilliamsR248,796100.00%
2020Place 3Unexpired termUnopposed
W. Stacy TrotterR247,503100.00%

Texas judges are elected in partisan races; a governor’s appointee fills a vacancy only until the next general election. Results are the Secretary of State’s official canvass. An unopposed candidate can be declared elected without appearing on the ballot, so some races record no votes.

Last refreshed September 23, 2026
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