Maggie Ellis
Democratic · TX · Justice, Texas Third Court of Appeals, Place 2
Maggie Ellis has served on the Texas Third Court of Appeals since January 2025 and was the first openly LGBTQ woman elected to a Texas appellate court. She is a former Travis County prosecutor and state administrative law judge with a Baylor law degree.
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Track record
Track record — General
General · 2 records
Received the Houston Chronicle editorial board's endorsement on February 9, 2026 in the Democratic primary for chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court, citing her appellate, administrative-law, and county-management experience.
February 9, 2026
Source: houstonchronicle.com · researched July 12, 2026
As a justice on the Texas Third Court of Appeals, wrote the court's January 16, 2026 order turning down a request for a writ of mandamus, a court order forcing a lower-court judge to act, in In re Kai Noname (case 03-25-01041-CV).
January 16, 2026
Source: law.justia.com · researched August 21, 2026
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 1 favorable
Won election to the Texas Third Court of Appeals (Place 2) in November 2024, taking office January 2025 as the first openly LGBTQ woman elected to a Texas appellate court; previously a Travis County prosecutor and state administrative law judge who handled cases from all sides of the docket.
November 21, 2024Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: thedailytexan.com · researched July 3, 2026
Race Maggie Ellis is in:
- Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Texas · November 3, 2026 · Texas
Profile last researched August 7, 2026.