11thCoA Eleventh Court of Appeals of Texas in Eastland

ELEVENTH COURT OF APPEALS IN EASTLAND     

Update: Appointed Justice Keith Stretcher will not seek another term on Court of Appeals - San Antonio Express-News 10/6/2019.

11TH COURT OF APPEALS - EASTLAND - THREE JUSTICES

Place 1: Chief Justice John M. Bailey (R) stood unopposed in the 2018 general elections and received 177,341 votes. Gov. Greg Abbott (R) had promoted Bailey to the position of chief justice on September 17, 2018. He previously held Place 3 on the court, having originally been appointed by then-Governor Rick Perry in 2013.

Place 2: Justice Mike Willson (R)

Place 3: January 7, 2019. Governor Greg Abbott appointed Keith Stretcher to the Eleventh Court of Appeals for a term set to expire on December 31, 2020, or until his successor shall be duly elected and qualified. See press release.

[Shown as "Vacant" on Court's website as of 12/17/2018]

2016 ELECTIONS 

John M. Bailey ran unopposed in 2016 and was reelected to a complete six-year term, after having served out the remainder of his predecessor's term in Place 3.

2014 ELECTIONS 

Republican incumbent Mike Willson was elected as Justice in Place 2 on the Eastland-based court, with a total of 101,928 votes cast in the uncontested judicial "race". John Bailey was appointed by Governor Rick Perry in October 2013 to Place 3, and did not draw an opponent either. Standing as the Republican without opposition in the 2014 general election (following a contested primary race), Bailey received voter approval to complete his unexpired term with 102,127 votes.

MEMBERSHIP OF THIS COURT AS OF SEPTEMBER 1, 2014 (with term termination year shown)

Jim R. Wright 2018
Mike Jay Willson 2014 (Governor Perry’s appointment on November 30, 2012, re-elected for another 6-year term in 2014 general elections)
John M. Bailey 2016 (appointed by the Governor in 2013 to succeed Justice Terry McCall and elected in 2014 to unexpired term)

JAN 2013 MEMBERSHIP: ASSOCIATE JUSTICES BY PLACE DESIGNATION

OPINIONS ISSUED BY THIS COURT IN FY 2014 - BROKEN DOWN BY AUTHOR 

Note: Justice Terry McCall retired effective October 31, 2013. John Bailey was appointed to the Court effective October 31, 2013 to replace Terry McCall, who reached mandatory retirement age.

FROM WHICH COUNTIES DOES THIS COURT HEAR APPEALS?

Baylor Eastland Howard Palo Pinto Borden Ector Jones Scurry Brown Erath Knox Shackelford
Callahan Fisher Martin Stephens Coleman Gaines Midland Stonewall Comanche Glasscock Mitchell Taylor Dawson Haskell Nolan Throckmorton

Link to 11th Court of Appeal's website: http://www.txcourts.gov/11thcoa.aspx

COURTHOUSE ADDRESS AND LOCATION 

Physical Location:

County Courthouse

100 West Main Street, Suite 300

Eastland, Texas 76448 

Mailing Address: 

Eleventh Court of Appeals

PO Box 271

Eastland, Texas 76448-0271

Contact Information:  

Telephone: (254) 629-2638

Fax: (254) 629-2191 (not for filing) 

Name of Clerk: Sherry Williamson

ELEVENTH COA OPINIONS HAVE A GOLDEN SEAL EMBEDDED INTO THE PDF 

Example of Opinion Page with Golden Lone Star Seal 

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