3rdCoA Third Court of Appeals in Austin

THIRD COURT OF APPEALS IN AUSTIN 

2018 GENERAL ELECTIONS UPDATE 

The Third Court of Appeals, based in Austin, Texas, has a membership of six justices. Winning all  four contested races in 2018, Democrats flipped partisan control of the court on November 6, 2018, to be effective with the start of the year 2019.

The un-official results are as follows:

Place 2: Democrat Edward Smith defeated Republican Incumbent Cindy Olson Bourland with 52.9% of the votes
Place 3: Democrat Chari Kelly defeated Republican Incumbent Scott Field with 54.32% of the votes
Place 5: Democrat Thomas J. Baker defeated Republican Incumbent Scott Field with 54.32% of the votes
Place 6: Democrat Gisela D. Triana defeated Republican Mike Toth with 54.35% of the votes (There was a write-in candidate who garnered 0.15% of the vote)

Media coverage: Democrats sweep 4 races for Austin appeals court. By Chuck Lindell. STATESMAN (11/7/2018 4:45 PM)

Election update posted 11/7/2018 

MEMBERSHIP OF THE THIRD COURT OF APPEALS AS OF DECEMBER 2018 

Official photos and bios of Justices on the Third COA (2018)
listed in order of seniority 

Chief Justice Jeff Rose
Place 2: Justice Cindy Olson Bourland
Place 3: Justice Scott Field
Place 4: Justice Melissa Goodwin
Place 5: Justice David Puryear
Place 6: Justice Michael Toth

Official Letterhead listing Third COA Membership as of Dec. 2018 

Visiting Judge(s): Bob E. Shannon, Chief Justice (retired), Third Court of Appeals, sitting by assignment. See Tex. Gov’t Code § 74.003(b).

2015 PERSONNEL CHANGES ON THE AUSTIN COURT OF APPEALS 

Cindy Olson Bourland was selected to fill the Third Court of Appeals position vacated by Justice Jeff Rose who is now Chief Justice of the Austin Court of Appeals.The appointment to Place 2 was made by Governor Rick Perry just prior to the end of his term of office. Bourland comes to the court from private practice.

In February 2015, former Chief Justice J. Woodfin Jones, who had not sought re-election for a second term in 2014, went back to private practice as an appellate specialist with the ALEXANDER DUBOSE JEFFERSON & TOWNSEND LLP ("ADJT"), a firm he helped found in 2003. See firm's press release. Former Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court, Wallace B. Jefferson, is also an attorney with this firm, which has offices in Austin, Dallas, and Houston, and bills itself as an "internationally-recognized appellate boutique".

2014 ELECTIONS - OPEN SEAT (BENCH) CONTEST

The race for chief justice was a contest without an incumbent, Chief Woodie Jones having decided not to seek re-election for another term. Republican Jeff Rose defeated Democrat Diane Henson, who had previously served on the court, with a margin of 54.12% to 45.87%. The total number of votes cast in this race was 568,250.

MEMBERS OF THE COURT AS OF SEPTEMBER 1, 2014 WITH TERM EXPIRATION SHOWN (with links to official bios and photo on court's website)

J. Woodfin Jones 2014 (did not seek re-election in 2014)
David Puryear 2018
Robert H. (Bob) Pemberton 2018
Jeff L. Rose 2018
Melissa Goodwin 2016
Scott K. Field 2018

Visiting justice in FY 2014: Justice Marilyn Aboussie

JAN 2013 MEMBERSHIP: ASSOCIATE JUSTICES BY PLACE DESIGNATION

OPINION STATS FOR FY 2014

COUNTIES SERVED BY THIS COURT

Bastrop Comal Lee San Saba
Bell Concho Llano Schleicher
Blanco Fayette McCulloch Sterling
Burnet Hays Milam Tom Green
Caldwell Irion Mills Travis
Coke Lampasas Runnels Williamson

URL for this court's website: http://www.txcourts.gov/3rdcoa.aspx

Link to --> Official website of the Third Court of Appeals in Austin, Texas 

Content of this page last revised or updated: 12/17/2018