Fifth Court of Appeals of Texas

Texas Courts of Appeals

The Fifth Court of Appeals of Texas is one of the 14 Texas Courts of Appeals. It currently sits in Dallas, Texas. It has simultaneously both the smallest Court of Appeals' jurisdictional geographic size (only six counties, one of which is shared with another Court), and the largest composition (13 Justices).

Jurisdiction

The Fifth Court presides over appeals from the following counties:

(*) This county shares jurisdiction with the Sixth Court of Appeals of Texas.

Current justices

As authorized under Chapter 22 of the Texas Government Code, the Fifth Court consists of a Chief Justice and 12 associate justices. The current clerk of the court is Ruben Morin.

Place Justice[1] Born Joined Term ends Mandatory retirement[a] Party affiliation Appointed by Law school
1 Robert D. Burns III, Chief Justice (1959-01-16) January 16, 1959 (age 65) January 1, 2019 2024 2034 Democratic —[b] SMU
12 Ken Molberg (1952-03-20) March 20, 1952 (age 72) January 1, 2019 2024 2028 Democratic —[b] SMU
2 Robbie Partida-Kipness (1970-11-14) November 14, 1970 (age 54) January 1, 2019 2024 2046 Democratic —[b] St. Mary's
9 Bill Pedersen III 1975 or 1976 (age 48–49)[3] January 1, 2019 2024 2052 Democratic —[b] Baylor
10 Amanda L. Reichek (1976-03-14) March 14, 1976 (age 48) January 1, 2019 2024 2052 Democratic —[b] Texas Tech
5 Erin A. Nowell (1977-11-17) November 17, 1977 (age 47) January 1, 2019 2024 2052 Democratic —[b] UT
11 Cory L. Carlyle (1979-06-26) June 26, 1979 (age 45) January 1, 2019 2024 2054 Democratic —[b] Houston
3 Bonnie Lee Goldstein 1961 or 1962 (age 62–63)[4] January 1, 2021 2026 2036 Democratic —[b] George Washington
6 Craig Smith 1951 or 1952 (age 72–73)[5] January 1, 2021 2026 2026 Democratic —[b] Texas Tech
8 Dennise Garcia 1968 or 1969 (age 55–56)[6] January 1, 2021 2026 2044 Democratic —[b] SMU
13 Emily Miskel 1980 or 1981 (age 43–44)[7] December 26, 2022 2024 2058 Republican Greg Abbott (R) Harvard
7 Nancy Kennedy 1975 or 1976 (age 48–49)[8] January 1, 2023 2028 2050 Democratic —[b] SMU
4 Maricela Moore Breedlove 1975 or 1976 (age 48–49)[9] January 1, 2023 2028 2050 Democratic —[b] George Washington

References

  1. ^ "Fifth Court of Appeals - About the Court". Texas Judicial Branch.
  2. ^ Cardona, Megan (November 10, 2023). "Texas Chief Justice Nathan Hecht, others set to step down early after Prop 13's rejection". KERA News.
  3. ^ "We recommend Jason Boatright for the 5th Court of Appeals, Place 9". Dallas Morning News. September 4, 2018.
  4. ^ "Bonnie Lee Goldstein Candidate for Texas Justice, Supreme Court - Place 6 (DEM)". Dallas Morning News. March 6, 2024.
  5. ^ "Our recommendation for Texas 5th District Court of Appeals, Place 6". Dallas Morning News. September 30, 2020.
  6. ^ "Dennise Garcia Candidate for Texas 5th Court of Appeals, Chief Justice (DEM)". Dallas Morning News. March 5, 2024.
  7. ^ "Emily Miskel Candidate for Texas 5th Court of Appeals, Justice - Place 4". Dallas Morning News. November 8, 2022.
  8. ^ "Nancy Kennedy Candidate for Texas 5th Court of Appeals, Justice - Place 7". Dallas Morning News. November 8, 2022.
  9. ^ "We recommend Maricela Moore in the Democratic primary for the 162nd Civil District Court". Dallas Morning News. January 28, 2020.
  1. ^ Under Article 5 of the Texas Constitution, justices who reach the age of 75 during the first four years of their 6-year term, must retire by December 31st of the 4th year of their term. If justices reach the age of 75 during the 5th or 6th year of their term, they will be able to serve out the remainder of their term.[2]
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Took office after being elected in a partisan election.


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