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3rd Court of Appeals

Court of Appeals · Statewide

6 justices sit this bench. The docket leans civil — 15,254 of 29,051 filings since 1983. 11,900 attorneys have appeared here.

The bench6 sitting · from directory snapshots
JudgeRoleTenure
Darlene ByrneChief Justiceby 2026
Karin CrumpJusticeby 2026
Maggie EllisJusticeby 2026
Chari L. KellyJusticeby 2026
Rosa Lopez TheofanisJusticeby 2026
Gisela D. TrianaJusticeby 2026
Filings by year2026 is partial
5211k1989 · 43’891990 · 4331991 · 588’911992 · 6401993 · 690’931994 · 7701995 · 767’951996 · 7291997 · 826’971998 · 7151999 · 797’992000 · 7562001 · 728’012002 · 8082003 · 764’032004 · 8172005 · 842’052006 · 7952007 · 734’072008 · 7882009 · 739’092010 · 8322011 · 880’112012 · 8402013 · 839’132014 · 8182015 · 819’152016 · 8772017 · 887’172018 · 8582019 · 964’192020 · 6102021 · 686’212022 · 8122023 · 880’232024 · 8482025 · 1,042’252026 · 765’26

4 thin leading years (25 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 court11,900 have appeared · 25-case floor
AttorneyCityMostlyCases
1Linda Icenhauer-RamirezAustinCriminal3642Holly Eileen TaylorAustinCriminal2373James Harold KreimeyerBeltonCriminal1944David A. SchulmanAustinCriminal1935Charles R. KimbroughAustinCriminal1906Alexander Lee CalhounAustinCriminal1837Bobby Dale BarinaTempleCriminal1818Keith Stewart HamptonAustinCriminal1789M. Ariel PayanAustinCriminal14410Kristen Elaine JerniganAustinCriminal132

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

Elections6 races · 3 cycles · official canvass
CandidateVotesShare
2024Place 22 candidates · 1.8 pt margin
Maggie EllisD700,58750.90%
John MessingerR675,88549.10%
2024Place 3Unopposed
Chari Kelly (i)D861,015100.00%
2024Place 5Unopposed
Karin CrumpD849,117100.00%
2024Place 6Unopposed
Gisela D. Triana (i)D846,634100.00%
2022Place 42 candidates · 5.3 pt margin
Rosa Lopez TheofanisD558,95552.63%
Lesli R. FitzpatrickR503,13147.37%
2020Chief Justice2 candidates · 4.4 pt margin
Darlene ByrneD710,39952.21%
Jeff Rose (i)R650,20647.79%

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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