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The Texas Thirteenth Court of Appeals is one of 15 intermediate appellate courts in Texas.

Published opinions of the Thirteenth District Court of Appeals can be found here.

 

Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals
Court information
Judges:	6
Salary:	Associates: $192,500
Judicial selection
Method:	Partisan election of judges
Term:	6 years

Jurisdiction

The Thirteenth District Court of Appeals has appellate jurisdiction over appeals arising from district and county courts in 20 counties:

• Aransas
• Bee
• Calhoun
• Cameron
• De Witt
• Goliad
• Gonzales
• Hidalgo
• Jackson
• Kenedy
• Kleberg
• Lavaca
• Live Oak
• Matagorda
• Nueces
• Refugio
• San Patricio
• Victoria
• Wharton
• Willacy

Judges

Judge	Tenure	Appointed By
Clarissa Silva	January 1, 2021 - Present
Jon West	January 1, 2025 - Present
Ysmael Fonseca	January 1, 2025 - Present
Aaron Peña	January 1, 2023 - Present
Jenny Cron	January 1, 2025 - Present
Jaime Tijerina	January 1, 2025 - Present

Salary

See also: Texas court salaries and budgets

In 2025, associate judges serving on the Texas District Courts of Appeals in districts 1 through 14 received a base salary of $192,500, according to the Office of Court Administration. Judges on the Fifteenth District Court of Appeals earned a base salary of $205,000.

Judicial selection

See also: Partisan election of judges and Judicial selection in Texas

The justices of the Texas Court of Appeals are selected in district level partisan elections. The elected justices serve six-year terms, after which they must run for re-election if they wish to remain on the court.

Qualifications

To serve on the Texas Court of Appeals, a justice must be:

• a U.S. citizen;
• a resident of Texas;
• licensed to practice law in the state;
• between the ages of 35 and 75;* and
• a practicing lawyer and/or judge for at least 10 years.

Chief justice

The chief justice of each district court is selected by voters at large. He or she serves in that capacity for a full six-year term.

Vacancies

In the event of a midterm vacancy, the governor appoints a replacement who must be confirmed by the Texas Senate. The appointee serves until the next general election, in which he or she may compete to serve for the remainder of the unexpired term.

Elections

• 2030
• 2028
• 2026
• 2024
• 2022
• 2020
• 2018

See also: Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2030

Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice

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Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 2

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Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 4

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Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 5

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Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3

See also: Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2028

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Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 6

See also: Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on March 3, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

Democratic primary

The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

Democratic primary for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 6

John Ball (D) is running in the Democratic primary for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 6 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		John Ball

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Republican primary

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Republican primary for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 6

Incumbent Clarissa Silva (R) is running in the Republican primary for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 6 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Clarissa Silva

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See also: Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2024

Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice

General election

General election for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice

Jaime Tijerina (R) defeated Gina Benavides (D) in the general election for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jaime Tijerina (R)	56.8	340,397
		Gina Benavides (D)	43.2	259,134

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 599,531
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice

Gina Benavides (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gina Benavides	100.0	60,462

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice

Jaime Tijerina (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jaime Tijerina	100.0	88,402

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Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 2

General election

General election for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 2

Jenny Cron (R) defeated incumbent Nora Longoria (D) in the general election for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 2 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jenny Cron (R)	53.5	319,759
		Nora Longoria (D)	46.5	278,369

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 598,128
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 2

Incumbent Nora Longoria (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 2 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Nora Longoria	100.0	60,984

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 2

Jenny Cron (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 2 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jenny Cron	100.0	87,042

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Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 4

General election

General election for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 4

Ysmael Fonseca (R) defeated Jose Martinez (D) in the general election for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 4 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ysmael Fonseca (R)	55.3	328,381
	Submit photo	Jose Martinez (D)	44.7	265,258

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 593,639
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 4

Jose Martinez (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 4 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Jose Martinez	100.0	59,543

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 4

Ysmael Fonseca (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 4 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ysmael Fonseca	100.0	85,743

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 85,743
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Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 5

General election

General election for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 5

Jon West (R) defeated Regina Compian Richardson (D) in the general election for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 5 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jon West (R)	58.1	343,625
		Regina Compian Richardson (D)	41.9	247,772

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 591,397
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 5

Regina Compian Richardson (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 5 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Regina Compian Richardson	100.0	56,380

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 5

Jon West (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 5 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jon West	100.0	86,758

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 86,758
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Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3

See also: Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2022

General election

General election for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3

Aaron Peña (R) defeated incumbent Leticia Hinojosa (D) in the general election for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Aaron Peña (R)	52.6	225,339
	Submit photo	Leticia Hinojosa (D)	47.4	203,288

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 428,627
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3

Incumbent Leticia Hinojosa (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Leticia Hinojosa	100.0	69,825

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 69,825
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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3

Aaron Peña (R) defeated Ysmael Fonseca (R) in the Republican primary for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Aaron Peña	64.5	48,789
		Ysmael Fonseca	35.5	26,853

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 75,642
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See also: Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2020

Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 4

General election

General election for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 4

Incumbent Jaime Tijerina (R) defeated Migdalia Lopez (D) in the general election for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 4 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jaime Tijerina (R)	51.5	313,796
	Submit photo	Migdalia Lopez (D)	48.5	295,445

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 609,241
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 4

Migdalia Lopez (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 4 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Migdalia Lopez	100.0	106,905

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 106,905
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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 4

Incumbent Jaime Tijerina (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 4 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jaime Tijerina	100.0	73,851

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Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 6

General election

General election for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 6

Clarissa Silva (R) defeated Nereida Lopez-Singleterry (D) in the general election for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 6 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Clarissa Silva (R)	50.9	309,007
	Submit photo	Nereida Lopez-Singleterry (D)	49.1	297,684

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 606,691
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 6

Nereida Lopez-Singleterry (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 6 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Nereida Lopez-Singleterry	100.0	104,137

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 104,137
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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 6

Clarissa Silva (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 6 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Clarissa Silva	100.0	73,448

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 73,448
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Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice

General election

General election for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice

Dori Contreras (D) defeated Ernie Aliseda (R) in the general election for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dori Contreras (D)	53.6	241,673
		Ernie Aliseda (R)	46.4	209,556

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 451,2290
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice

Dori Contreras (D) defeated Ray Thomas (D) in the Democratic primary for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dori Contreras	63.8	51,368
	Submit photo	Ray Thomas	36.2	29,121

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 80,489
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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice

Ernie Aliseda (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Ernie Aliseda

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Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 2

General election

General election for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 2

Incumbent Nora Longoria (D) defeated Greg Perkes (R) in the general election for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 2 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Nora Longoria (D)	53.6	242,267
		Greg Perkes (R)	46.4	210,029

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 452,2960
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 2

Incumbent Nora Longoria (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 2 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Nora Longoria

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 2

Greg Perkes (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 2 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Greg Perkes

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Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 4

General election

General election for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 4

Rudy Delgado (D) defeated Jaime Tijerina (R) in the general election for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 4 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Rudy Delgado (D)	50.4	226,042
		Jaime Tijerina (R)	49.6	222,794

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 448,8360
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 4

Rudy Delgado (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 4 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Rudy Delgado

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 4

Jaime Tijerina (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 4 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Jaime Tijerina

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Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 5

General election

General election for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 5

Incumbent Gina Benavides (D) defeated Clarissa Silva (R) in the general election for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 5 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gina Benavides (D)	53.0	238,682
		Clarissa Silva (R)	47.0	211,308

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 449,9900
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 5

Incumbent Gina Benavides (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 5 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Gina Benavides

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 5

Clarissa Silva (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 5 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Clarissa Silva

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Previous election results

2016

Main article: Texas judicial elections, 2016

Candidates

Place 3

■ Greg Perkes (R) (Incumbent)
■ Leticia Hinojosa (D)

Election results

November 8 general election

Leticia Hinojosa defeated incumbent Greg Perkes in the general election for the Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals, Place 3.

Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals, Place 3, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Leticia Hinojosa	56.43%	287,959
	Republican	Greg Perkes Incumbent	43.57%	222,368
Total Votes (100% reporting)				510,327
Source: Texas Secretary of State Official Results

March 1 primary election

Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals, Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Greg Perkes Incumbent (unopposed)	100.00%	79,335
Total Votes (100% Reporting)				79,335
Source: Texas Secretary of State Official Results

Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Leticia Hinojosa	72.09%	81,193
	Democratic	Carlos Valdez	27.91%	31,433
Total Votes (100% Reporting)				112,626
Source: Texas Secretary of State Official Results

2014

Place 6

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
GarzaDori GarzaA	Yes	Democratic	100%ApprovedA	50.9%   ApprovedA
NormanDoug Norman	No	Republican	64.4%ApprovedA	49.1%   File:Red x.svgD
ConditBradford M. Condit	No	Republican	35.6%

2012

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Place	Primary Vote	Election Vote
ConditBradford M. Condit	No	Republican		67.09%A	42%   A
NormanDoug Norman	No	Republican		100%A	42.5%   A
BenavidesGina Benavides   A	Yes	Democratic	Place 5	100%A	57.5%   A
RodriguezNelda Rodriguez   A	Yes	Democratic	Place 4	100%A	58%   A
LongoriaNora Longoria   A	No	Democratic	Place 2	100%A	59.5%   A
ValdezRogelio Valdez   A	Yes	Democratic	Place 1	100%A	100%   A
GreenwellTom Greenwell	No	Republican	Place 2	100%A	40.5%   A

2010

Appellate Court, Place	Candidates	Details	Results
Thirteenth District, Place 3	(R): Greg Perkes (D): Linda Yanez	Linda Yanez was up for re-election.	Greg Perkes won with 50.8% of the vote.

Ethics

The Texas Code of Judicial Conduct sets forth ethical guidelines and principles for the conduct of judges and judicial candidates in Texas. It consists of eight overarching canons:

• Canon 1: Upholding the Integrity and Independence of the Judiciary
• Canon 2: Avoiding Impropriety and the Appearance of Impropriety in All of the Judge’s Activities
• Canon 3: Performing the Duties of Judicial Office Impartially and Diligently
• Canon 4: Conducting the Judge's Extra-Judicial Activities to Minimize the Risk of Conflict with Judicial Obligations
• Canon 5: Refraining from Inappropriate Political Activity
• Canon 6: Compliance with the Code of Judicial Conduct
• Canon 7: Effective Date of Compliance
• Canon 8: Construction and Terminology of the Code

The full text of the Texas Code of Judicial Conduct can be found here.

Removal of judges

Court of Appeals judges in Texas may be removed in one of three ways:

• Removal or retirement by a review tribunal upon a Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct recommendation to the Supreme Court. The Commission investigates and, if warranted, prosecutes allegations of judicial misconduct. After a Commission recommendation, the Supreme Court selects a review tribunal made up of Court of Appeals judges to verify the Commission's findings and enter a judgment. Decisions are subject to appeal to the Supreme Court.
• By the governor on the address of two thirds of the Texas Senate and the Texas House of Representatives.
• By a two-thirds vote of the Senate, upon impeachment by a majority vote of the House.

History

Below are some key highlights in the court's history:

• Texas appeals courts were established by amendment to the Texas Constitution in 1891.

• The Texas Legislature authorized courts of civil appeals to issue writs of mandamus and all other writs necessary to enforce their jurisdiction in 1892.

• Texas Legislature created the Thirteenth Court of Appeals in 1963.

State profile

Demographic data for Texas
	Texas	U.S.
Total population:	27,429,639	316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):	261,232	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:	74.9%	73.6%
Black/African American:	11.9%	12.6%
Asian:	4.2%	5.1%
Native American:	0.5%	0.8%
Pacific Islander:	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more:	2.5%	3%
Hispanic/Latino:	38.4%	17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:	81.9%	86.7%
College graduation rate:	27.6%	29.8%
Income
Median household income:	$53,207	$53,889
Persons below poverty level:	19.9%	11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Texas. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Presidential voting pattern

See also: Presidential voting trends in Texas

Texas voted Republican in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.

Pivot Counties (2016)

Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, one is located in Texas, accounting for 0.5 percent of the total pivot counties.

Pivot Counties (2020)

In 2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won as Retained Pivot Counties and those won by Joe Biden (D) as Boomerang Pivot Counties. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. Texas had one Retained Pivot County, 0.55 percent of all Retained Pivot Counties.

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External links

• Texas Thirteenth Court of Appeals

Footnotes

Texas courts

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Federal courts:

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, Northern District of Texas, Southern District of Texas • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, Northern District of Texas, Southern District of Texas

State courts:

Texas Supreme Court • Texas Court of Appeals • Texas Court of Criminal Appeals • Texas District Courts • Texas County Courts • Texas County Courts at Law • Texas Statutory Probate Courts • Texas Justice of the Peace Courts

State resources:

Courts in Texas • Texas judicial elections • Judicial selection in Texas