Chief Justice, 15th Court of Appeals
Who is on the ballot for Chief Justice, 15th Court of Appeals in Crockett County, Texas, on November 3, 2026? The state certification lists 2 people running for Chief Justice, 15th Court of Appeals: Scott Brister (Republican), Jerry Zimmerer (Democratic).
People running in this race. Vote for 1.
- Jerry Zimmerer Democratic
Office as printed on the certification: CHIEF JUSTICE, 15TH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT.
Ballot Certification Report, 2026 November General Election, Crockett section (PDF pages 286 to 290) (Texas Secretary of State, checked 2026-10-10)
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Scott Brister
RepublicanIncumbent
Scott Brister, Republican, is certified for chief justice of the 15th Court of Appeals. The court says Governor Abbott appointed him as its first chief justice effective September 1, 2024, and that he previously served on the Texas Supreme Court and on other Texas trial and appellate courts. The Ethics Commission office-sought line says Supreme Court justice, Place 9, which does not match this ballot, so that line was not used.
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Jerry Zimmerer
Democratic
Jerry Zimmerer, Democratic, is certified for chief justice of the 15th Court of Appeals. The Ethics Commission form says Gerald L. Zimmerer, with office held as a justice of the 14th Court of Appeals, Place 3, and office sought as chief justice of the 15th Court of Appeals. That office-held line is what the filer wrote. The Fourteenth Court of Appeals lists Jerry Zimmerer as a former justice in Place 3 for 2019-2024, not as a current justice, and lists Chad Bridges in that place from 2025.
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