2026 Texas General Election

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Kevin Jewell is from Texas. He has a bachelor 27s degree in business administration from the University of Texas and a law degree from the University of Houston. He lives in Houston with his wife, Dr. Denise Metry, and their two sons. They attend First Presbyterian Church.

Kevin is from Texas. He has a bachelor s degree in business administration from the University of Texas and a law degree from the University of Houston. He lives in Houston with his wife, Dr. Denise Metry, and their two sons. They attend First Presbyterian Church.

Kevin spent 23 years in private practice as a litigation and appellate shareholder.

Kevin is currently a judge for Place 2 of the Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals. He was first elected in 2016 and re-elected in 2022. 

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Kevin Jewell is currently a judge for Place 2 of the Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals. He was first elected in 2016 and re-elected in 2022. 

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As a Justice on the Fourteenth Court of Appeals, where he has authored hundreds of opinions across civil and criminal matters.

- As a Justice on the Fourteenth Court of Appeals, where he has authored hundreds of opinions across civil and criminal matters.

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Advocates for a system where outcomes are predictable based on the text of the law, which helps reduce court backlogs by providing clear guidance to lower courts and litigants.

- Advocates for a system where outcomes are predictable based on the text of the law, which helps reduce court backlogs by providing clear guidance to lower courts and litigants.

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Said he is a fair and impartial Judge who upholds the rule of law and will never legislate from the bench.

Emphasizes the equal application of the law to all parties, regardless of personal preference or partisan affiliation, to prevent the courts from becoming a "political arena".

- Said he is a fair and impartial Judge who upholds the rule of law and will never legislate from the bench.
- Emphasizes the equal application of the law to all parties, regardless of personal preference or partisan affiliation, to prevent the courts from becoming a "political arena".

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As of July 22, 2026, Kevin Jewell’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Sarah Beth is an adjunct professor of law at Texas Southern University. She previously worked as an assistant federal public defender from 2005 to 2015. Before that, she was an associate at Vinson & Elkins, LLP from 2001 to 2005.

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Sarah is currently a justice on the 14th Court of Appeals. She was first elected in 2016 and re-elected in 2022. She previously served as a justice on the Texas First District Court of Appeals.

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As a state court of appeals judge, ensures the law has been applied correctly in state criminal and civil cases, exercises the authority to correct procedural errors or misinterpretations of fact or law by lower appeals and trial courts, and hears applications for court orders that require and prohibit certain actions by lower courts and government officials.

As a public defender, handled over 400 appeals.

- As a state court of appeals judge, ensures the law has been applied correctly in state criminal and civil cases, exercises the authority to correct procedural errors or misinterpretations of fact or law by lower appeals and trial courts, and hears applications for court orders that require and prohibit certain actions by lower courts and government officials.
- As a public defender, handled over 400 appeals.

As of July 22, 2026, Sarah Beth Landau’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Said, "I am a fair and impartial Judge who upholds the rule of law in our state and will never legislate from my seat on the bench."

- Said, "I am a fair and impartial Judge who upholds the rule of law in our state and will never legislate from my seat on the bench."

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- In Texas, appeals from district and county courts, except death penalty cases, go to one of 14 intermediate courts of appeal.
- The chief justice presides over court meetings, manages the court's administration, and has the authority to assign justices or judges to specific cases.
- Justices are elected in partisan elections for six-year terms.
- The yearly salary for a Court of Appeals justice in Texas is between $192,500 and $255,050 based on the total number of years they have served, plus an additional bonus of $13,475 for Chief Justice duties.

Oversees a court that handles appeals of lower trial court decisions.

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