Jerry Zimmerer
Democratic · TX
Lawyer who served as a justice on the Fourteenth Court of Appeals in Houston from 2018 to 2024 and earlier worked as in-house counsel at AT&T Mobility. He says the court needs judges who are independent of the state officials whose actions it reviews.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 8 records
Co-wrote a State Bar article explaining how mediation before a lawsuit can help parties resolve disputes earlier.
September 18, 2026
Source: blog.texasbar.com
Received the San Antonio AFL-CIO endorsement for chief justice of the Fifteenth Court of Appeals.
September 18, 2026
Source: texasaflcio.org
Wrote an opinion upholding a judgment against commercial property owners who repeatedly withheld evidence in a contract dispute.
July 2, 2024
Source: law.justia.com
Received the Houston LGBTQ+ Political Caucus PAC endorsement for Fourteenth Court of Appeals, Place 3.
January 27, 2024
Source: thecaucus.org
Wrote an opinion requiring a hearing on whether an AutoNation employee consented to an arbitration agreement after the Texas Supreme Court reversed an earlier ruling.
August 24, 2023
Source: law.justia.com
Wrote an opinion partly reversing a ten-year family violence protective order because the trial court omitted required findings and used conflicting terms.
January 25, 2022
Source: law.justia.com
Wrote a majority opinion allowing an injury suit against Houston after a police officer crashed a city vehicle into another car.
July 21, 2020
Source: txcourts.gov
Received the Houston Chronicle editorial board’s endorsement for the Fourteenth Court of Appeals, Place 3.
January 22, 2018
Source: houstonchronicle.com
Past race Jerry Zimmerer ran in:
- Chief Justice, 15th Court of Appeals District · November 3, 2026 · Texas