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2nd Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals · Statewide

7 justices sit this bench. The docket leans criminal — 21,131 of 39,361 filings since 1981. 8,854 attorneys have appeared here.

The bench7 sitting · from directory snapshots
JudgeRoleTenure
Bonnie SudderthChief Justiceby 2026
Dabney D. BasselJusticeby 2026
J. Wade BirdwellJusticeby 2026
Elizabeth S. KerrJusticeby 2026
Brian K. WalkerJusticeby 2026
David WallachJusticeby 2026
Dana M. WomackJusticeby 2026
Filings by year2026 is partial
6141.2k1981 · 424’811982 · 4561983 · 652’831984 · 6071985 · 586’851986 · 5671987 · 529’871988 · 5751989 · 611’891990 · 6541991 · 741’911992 · 7961993 · 798’931994 · 8291995 · 817’951996 · 9461997 · 1,150’971998 · 1,0301999 · 972’992000 · 9762001 · 954’012002 · 9642003 · 918’032004 · 1,0042005 · 934’052006 · 9312007 · 927’072008 · 9802009 · 914’092010 · 1,0422011 · 1,099’112012 · 1,1732013 · 1,083’132014 · 9282015 · 877’152016 · 9732017 · 890’172018 · 9692019 · 964’192020 · 5812021 · 691’212022 · 8382023 · 841’232024 · 1,0722025 · 1,228’252026 · 870’26
Attorneys who appear most in this court8,854 have appeared · 25-case floor
AttorneyCityMostlyCases
1Debra Ann Windsor—Criminal1,4022Abe FactorHaltom CityCriminal5863Robert Thomas ChristianGranburyCriminal4454Andrea Ren'ee SimmonsDentonCriminal3525William H. RayHaltom CityCriminal2816Mary Brabson ThorntonFort WorthCriminal2487Danielle Ailine KennedyFort WorthCriminal2338Thomas Matthew MichelFort WorthCivil2049Lisa MullenFort WorthCriminal19910Tanya Sue DohoneyFort WorthCriminal192

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

Elections8 races · 3 cycles · official canvass
CandidateVotesShare
2024Place 4Unopposed
Wade Birdwell (i)R1,052,598100.00%
2024Place 5Unopposed
Dabney Bassel (i)R1,046,145100.00%
2024Place 6Unopposed
Mike Wallach (i)R1,043,319100.00%
2024Chief JusticeUnopposed
Bonnie Sudderth (i)R1,066,822100.00%
2022Place 32 candidates · 21.6 pt margin
Elizabeth Kerr (i)R654,79860.82%
Delonia A. WatsonD421,85339.18%
2020Place 2Unopposed
Dana Womack (i)R1,039,584100.00%
2020Place 6Unexpired term2 candidates · 18.4 pt margin
Mike Wallach (i)R847,06859.20%
Delonia A. WatsonD583,70340.80%
2020Place 7Unopposed
Brian WalkerR1,028,700100.00%

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.

Last refreshed September 23, 2026
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