Welcome!

Thank you for your interest in my campaign for the Third Court of Appeals. In many ways, the Third Court is the most important court in Texas. The court plays a unique and vital part of the Texas legal system. It decides civil and criminal appeals from twenty-four Texas counties, and due to its location in Austin, a large number of the appeals involve statutory interpretation, administrative appeals, and cases against governmental agencies or officers. If you care about issues such as the environment, education, energy development, and public corruption, you need to care about the Third Court.

I’m confident that I have experience you can trust to serve on the Third Court of Appeals. I have dedicated my professional career to the Texas appellate courts. I am board certified in civil appellate law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. As partner and chair of the Appellate Practice Group at Brown McCarroll, L.L.P., where my practice focuses on civil appellate matters. I also serve as an Adjunct Professor teaching appellate advocacy at the University of Texas School of Law. Previously, I served as an Assistant Solicitor General for the State of Texas, where I represented the state in both civil and criminal appeals. My work experience makes me well-qualified to serve on the court of appeals.

If given the opportunity to serve, I cannot promise that you and I will agree on every case. But I can promise that in each case I will work tirelessly, apply the law evenhandedly, and never forget the importance of each opinion to the parties, their counsel, and the jurisprudence of the state. The Third Court of Appeals’ current backlog is unacceptable, and I will work to end it. I am a Democrat, but politics will play no role in my decisions. And I will staunchly defend the right to trial and the proper role of our courts. The campaign ahead will not be easy, and my success will depend on the assistance of individuals like you, who care about our courts. Please join with me in this campaign. I look forward to hearing your ideas about the court and the road ahead.