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Court Of Appeals, 15th District, Chief Justice: Texas 2026

Scott Brister (R) and Jerry Zimmerer (D) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Court Of Appeals, 15th District, Chief Justice in Texas. This seat is voted statewide, so it is on every Texas ballot.

Scott Brister (R) Incumbent

Scott Brister is the Republican candidate for Chief Justice of the Fifteenth Court of Appeals, a position he has held since the court's creation in September 2024, per his campaign site. He previously served six years on the Texas Supreme Court, three years as a justice and chief justice of the First and Fourteenth Courts of Appeals, and eleven years as presiding judge of the 234th District Court in Harris County. He is a Duke University and Harvard Law School graduate.

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