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Gisela D. Triana is from San Antonio. She has a bachelor's degree in political science and government from the University of Texas at San Antonio and a law degree from the University of Texas Law School. She has five children. 

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Gisela currently serves as a judge on the Texas Court of Appeals. She previously served as a judge for the 200th District Court, as criminal trial division director for the Travis County Attorney's office, and as a judge for Travis County Court at Law #5.

Triana currently serves as a judge for Place 6 of the Texas Third District Court of Appeals. She was first elected in 2018 and is serving her 2nd term. 

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As a prosecutor in the Travis County Attorney’s Office, represented victims of domestic violence and later served as the Director of the Trial Division; also worked as a Staff Attorney in the Texas Secretary of State’s Election Division and ran a private law firm focusing on criminal and family law.

As a prosecutor in the Travis County Attorney’s Office, represented victims of domestic violence and later served as the Director of the Trial Division

As a prosecutor in the Travis County Attorney’s Office, worked as a Staff Attorney in the Texas Secretary of State’s Election Division and ran a private law firm focusing on criminal and family law.

- As a prosecutor in the Travis County Attorney’s Office, represented victims of domestic violence and later served as the Director of the Trial Division
- As a prosecutor in the Travis County Attorney’s Office, worked as a Staff Attorney in the Texas Secretary of State’s Election Division and ran a private law firm focusing on criminal and family law.

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As of January 22, 2026, Gisela D. Triana’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Actively involved in community service through organizations such as Austin Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts, Volunteer Legal Services, Habitat for Humanity, and the Special Olympics, among others.

Participated in community service through organizations such as Austin Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts, Volunteer Legal Services, Habitat for Humanity, and the Special Olympics, among others.

- Participated in community service through organizations such as Austin Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts, Volunteer Legal Services, Habitat for Humanity, and the Special Olympics, among others.

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Gisela D. Triana

- The Supreme Court of Texas is the court of last resort for civil matters, including juvenile delinquency cases.
- The Texas Supreme Court is made up of nine justices. All nine positions are elected, with a term of office of six years and no term limits.
- Decisions are made collectively by majority vote, and a justice writes the majority opinion.
- The Texas Supreme Court is the only state supreme court in the United States in which refusing to hear a lower court’s cases implies approval of the court’s decision, thus rendering it precedent.
- Justices must be at least 35 years old, a citizen of Texas, licensed to practice law in Texas, and must have practiced law (or have been a lawyer and a judge of a court of record together) for at least ten years
- Court of Criminal Appeals judges earn a salary of $210,000 to $264,600, depending on how long they have served in office.