Holly Taylor
Democratic · TX
Holly Taylor is a criminal defense lawyer in Austin who spent more than 17 years as a prosecutor, most recently leading the Travis County district attorney's public integrity and complex crimes division. She is board certified in criminal appellate law.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 4 records
Represented Travis County in State v. Jesus Alberto Guzman Curipoma, a habeas appeal involving conflicting state representation; the court dismissed the appeal for want of jurisdiction.
February 25, 2022
Source: caselaw.findlaw.com
Represented the State in the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals oral argument in Thomas Dale DeLay v. The State of Texas, a money-laundering and conspiracy case; the court later held the evidence legally insufficient and rendered acquittals.
October 1, 2014
Source: caselaw.findlaw.com
Argued for the State of Texas before the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals in Ex parte James W. Ellis, a habeas corpus case (a challenge to whether someone is being held lawfully), at the court's January 13, 2010 argument session.
January 13, 2010
Source: txcourts.gov
Argued the State of Texas's side before the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals in Ex parte John D. Colyandro, a habeas corpus appeal, meaning a claim that someone is being held or prosecuted unlawfully.
January 13, 2010
Source: txcourts.gov
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 1 favorable
Testified during the Carmen Mejia wrongful-conviction proceedings that the experts used in Mejia's 2005 prosecution were wrong; the local judge recommended that the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals find Mejia innocent.
August 21, 2025Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: austinchronicle.com
Past race Holly Taylor ran in:
- Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 9 · November 3, 2026 · Texas