Courts14th Court of Appeals

14th Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals · Statewide

9 justices sit this bench. The docket leans criminal — 25,219 of 51,087 filings since 1980. 14,611 attorneys have appeared here.

The bench9 sitting · from directory snapshots
JudgeRoleTenure
Tracy ChristopherChief Justiceby 2026
Maritza M. AntuJusticeby 2026
Katy BoatmanJusticeby 2026
Chad BridgesJusticeby 2026
Bradley S. HartJusticeby 2026
Kevin D. JewellJusticeby 2026
Tonya McLaughlinJusticeby 2026
Randall W. WilsonJusticeSince Dec 21, 2020
Ken WiseJusticeby 2026
Filings by year2026 is partial
7901.6k1981 · 134’811982 · 5871983 · 815’831984 · 8311985 · 944’851986 · 8981987 · 1,027’871988 · 1,1311989 · 1,184’891990 · 1,1621991 · 1,355’911992 · 1,3701993 · 1,172’931994 · 1,2641995 · 1,533’951996 · 1,5791997 · 1,433’971998 · 1,4571999 · 1,424’992000 · 1,5722001 · 1,270’012002 · 1,3282003 · 1,409’032004 · 1,2012005 · 1,229’052006 · 1,1012007 · 1,036’072008 · 1,0682009 · 1,049’092010 · 1,2182011 · 1,106’112012 · 1,1652013 · 1,141’132014 · 1,0272015 · 1,101’152016 · 1,0262017 · 1,014’172018 · 1,1132019 · 1,019’192020 · 8672021 · 761’212022 · 9532023 · 977’232024 · 9932025 · 1,163’252026 · 869’26

1 thin leading year (11 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 court14,611 have appeared · 25-case floor
AttorneyCityMostlyCases
1Kimbra Kathryn OggHoustonCriminal1,4692Rikke Burke GraberHoustonCriminal3483Kimberly Aperauch Stelter—Criminal3364Stanley G. SchneiderHoustonCriminal2685Kelly Ann Roberts Smith—Criminal2246Ernest DavilaHoustonCriminal1937Brian W. WiceHoustonCriminal1938Michael J. GuarinoGalvestonCriminal1809Allen C. IsbellHoustonCriminal16610Gary Michael PollandHoustonCriminal159

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

Elections9 races · 3 cycles · official canvass
CandidateVotesShare
2024Place 32 candidates · 8.0 pt margin
Chad BridgesR1,202,18054.00%
Velda Renita FaulknerD1,024,07846.00%
2024Place 42 candidates · 6.9 pt margin
Tonya McLaughlinR1,188,16153.44%
Charles Spain (i)D1,035,33046.56%
2024Place 52 candidates · 5.9 pt margin
Maritza Michele AntúR1,174,45452.95%
Frances Bourliot (i)D1,043,57047.05%
2024Place 62 candidates · 6.2 pt margin
Katy BoatmanR1,178,82553.08%
Meagan Hassan (i)D1,042,18346.92%
2024Place 82 candidates · 5.7 pt margin
Brad HartR1,172,53052.85%
Margaret 'meg' Poissant (i)D1,046,09147.15%
2022Place 22 candidates · 3.9 pt margin
Kevin Jewell (i)R835,17951.95%
Cherí C. ThomasD772,54448.05%
2022Place 92 candidates · 5.8 pt margin
Randy WilsonR849,98052.91%
William DemondD756,44347.09%
2020Place 72 candidates · 0.9 pt margin
Ken Wise (i)R1,162,73350.43%
Tamika "tami" CraftD1,143,04049.57%
2020Chief Justice2 candidates · 0.1 pt margin
Jane RobinsonD1,154,15449.97%

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.

Last refreshed September 23, 2026
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