Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 4: who gets your vote?
What this role does
Reviews criminal appeals at Texas’s highest criminal court.
- Decides criminal appeals, including death-penalty cases.
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Kevin Patrick Yeary
Running for Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 4 · Texas
StateRep
Audra Riley
Running for Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 4 · Texas
StateDem
Job fit
Kevin Patrick Yeary
- Yeary was elected to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals in 2014. 1
- Yeary clerked for Judge Bill White during the court’s 1991–1992 term, then worked as a private defense attorney and later an assistant district attorney. 1
- In a March 28, 2025 campaign announcement, Yeary said he was seeking reelection in 2026 to Place 4 on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. 2
Audra Riley
- Law.com reported on October 19, 2026, that Riley was presiding judge of Dallas County’s Criminal District Court No. 3. 3
- The same report identified Riley as the Democratic nominee for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 4, challenging Republican incumbent Kevin Yeary in the November 3, 2026, general election. 3
- On October 11, 2026, the Houston Chronicle editorial board reported that Riley had not met with it and lacked a campaign website focused on this race. 4
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Sources
- TJB | CCA | About the Court | Judges · checked 2026-10-31 used in: Experience
- Judge Kevin Patrick Yeary · checked 2026-10-31 used in: Experience
- Dallas Judge Challenges Yeary for Texas Court of Criminal ... · checked 2026-10-31 used in: Experience
- For Court of Criminal Appeals: Anyiam, Yeary, Taylor · checked 2026-10-31 used in: Experience