Chief Justice, 15th Court of Appeals District
Unofficial result: Won — Jerry Zimmerer (Democratic)
Source: electionresults.sos.state.tx.us
Texas
My vote power: Average
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:
Democratic
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.
Scott Brister
LostRepublican · Incumbent
Chief Justice of the Fifteenth Court of Appeals since the court opened in 2024. He served six years on the Texas Supreme Court and earlier as a trial and appeals judge.
Records: Civil Rights 1 for
Source: sos.texas.gov