Texas 2026 › Judges on the ballot › Court Of Appeals, 3rd District, Chief Justice
Cory Liu (R) and Darlene Byrne (D) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Court Of Appeals, 3rd District, Chief Justice in Texas. This seat is elected only inside its court district or county, so it appears on some Texas ballots, not all; enter your address in the lookup to check yours.
Cory Liu is the Republican candidate for Chief Justice of the Third Court of Appeals. He currently serves as a district judge in Travis County and previously worked in legal roles for Texas state leaders, per his campaign site. He holds degrees from the University of Chicago and Harvard Law School.
Darlene Byrne is the incumbent Chief Justice of the Third Court of Appeals, elected in 2020, per the court's official biography. She previously presided for 20 years over the 126th Judicial District Court in Travis County. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.
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