Jerry Zimmerer

Walter Ley

Legal Experience

Judicial Administration

Judicial Philosophy

Ethics & Conduct

Community Involvement

- 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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Texas Court of Appeals Chief Justice, Division 15, Democratic Primary

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