Courts1st Court of Appeals
1st Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals · Statewide
9 justices sit this bench. The docket leans criminal — 24,799 of 50,631 filings since 1970. 15,300 attorneys have appeared here.
The bench9 sitting · from directory snapshots
JudgeRoleTenure
Filings by year2026 is partial
1 thin leading year (3 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 court15,300 have appeared · 25-case floor
AttorneyCityMostlyCases
1John Barksdale HolmesBirminghamCriminal8,5422Michael J. GuarinoGalvestonCriminal5323Kimberly Aperauch Stelter—Criminal2984Rikke Burke GraberHoustonCriminal2675Stanley G. SchneiderHoustonCriminal2406Allen C. IsbellHoustonCriminal2217Brian W. WiceHoustonCriminal1998Kelly Ann Roberts Smith—Criminal1859Patricia Fortney SeditaSugar LandCriminal18210Donald M. CraneKatyCivil163Attorneys 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
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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