Courts6th Court of Appeals
6th Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals · Statewide
3 justices sit this bench. The docket leans criminal — 8,478 of 13,181 filings since 1983. 3,029 attorneys have appeared here.
The bench3 sitting · from directory snapshots
JudgeRoleTenure
Filings by year2026 is partial
Attorneys who appear most in this court3,029 have appeared · 25-case floor
AttorneyCityMostlyCases
1Troy Alan HornsbyTexarkanaCriminal4402Gena Blount BunnLongviewCriminal1823John R. MercyTexarkanaCivil1684Martin Eric BraddySulphur SpringsCriminal1635Steven Richard MiearsGrapevineCriminal1376Natalie Ann AndersonLongviewCriminal1347John Mark BurgessTexarkanaCriminal1318Richard Clement DunnLongviewCriminal1249Alexander Ray TyraLongviewCriminal11710Gary Lee WaiteParisCriminal105Attorneys 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
2024Place 2
Jeff Rambin (i)R278,878100.00%
2022Place 3Unexpired term
Charles Van CleefR—elected
2022Chief Justice
2020Place 3
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