Courts7th Court of Appeals
7th Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals · Statewide
4 justices sit this bench; our directory snapshots record 1 past member. The docket leans criminal — 10,616 of 17,666 filings since 1970. 6,266 attorneys have appeared here.
The bench4 sitting
JudgeRoleTenure
Former judges
Brian QuinnChief JusticeThrough Jan 2026Retired as Chief Justice; Judy C. Parker appointed Chief Justice (2026-01-15)
Filings by year2026 is partial
1 thin leading year (1 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 court6,266 have appeared · 25-case floor
AttorneyCityMostlyCases
1James B. JohnstonAmarilloCriminal1992L. Van WilliamsonAmarilloCriminal1683Paul Edward MansurPlainsCriminal1664David Matthew CrookAustinCriminal1345Maurita Erin MulanaxAmarilloCivil1326Joe Marr WilsonAmarilloCriminal1287Darrell R. CareyCanyonCriminal1138Gary Michael BellairLubbockCivil1069Michael James SharpeeAmarilloCivil9910Julie Goen PangerLubbockCriminal92Attorneys 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 2
2024Place 3
2022Place 3Unexpired term
2022Place 4
Larry Doss (i)R—elected
2020Place 4Unexpired term
Larry Doss (i)R270,785100.00%
2020Chief Justice
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