Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 3
Source: electionresults.sos.state.tx.us
What does this office do?
- Deciding what state laws and the state constitution mean
- Setting rulings that lower state courts must follow
- Deciding major criminal and civil cases
Affects: Public Safety and Crime Control, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Gun Control,
Candidates:
Mark Ash
LostLibertarian
Ash is a Houston criminal defense lawyer, licensed in Texas since 1992. He earned his law degree from South Texas College of Law after studying at the University of Texas at El Paso, and he practices with the firm Mark Ash & Associates.
Records: Legal Competence 1 for
Okey Anyiam
WonDemocratic
Okey Anyiam is a criminal defense lawyer in Dallas who has been licensed to practice law since 1997. He says he would apply the law as written and follow what the legislature intended rather than legislate from the bench.
Thomas Smith
LostRepublican
Thomas Smith is the Republican candidate for Judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 3 on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot in Texas.
Source: sos.state.tx.us