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Kevin Patrick Yeary
Kevin Patrick Yeary, Republican, is on the November 3 ballot for Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 4.
- Running for
- Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 4
- Party
- Republican
- Holds this office now
- Incumbent
- On the ballot
- On the state list: 2026 ballot certification (printed as KEVIN PATRICK YEARY)
From official pages
Kevin Patrick Yeary, Republican, is certified for judge of the Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 4. The court says he was elected in 2014 and serves in Place 4. That page says he previously clerked for a judge of the court and later worked as an assistant district attorney.
Candidate's own pages
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- Campaign websitejudgeyeary.com
- Facebook298761954393279
- XJudgeYeary
- XSent by the candidatekevinpyeary
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Background
St. Mary's University School of Law - J.D. (1991)
Law Clerk - Court of Criminal Appeals (1991-1992)
Law Firm Associate - Hedges & Walsh (1992-1995)
Dallas District Attorney - Appellate Division (1995-1996)
Harris County District Attorney - Appellate Division (1997-1998)
Bexar County District Attorney - Appellate Division (1998-2014)
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals - Judge (2015-present)
Why I am running
My career has uniquely prepared me to do the work of the Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas. I would be honored to continue to serve on the Court as one of her Judges.
How I would approach this job
I am an originalist who believes that opinions written by judges must be considered less authoritative than the words, properly understood, within our constitutions and statutes.
Others in this race
- Audra Riley Democratic
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