Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 4: who gets your vote?
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The Court of Criminal Appeals is Texas’s highest court for criminal cases. Its judges review criminal cases at the final state appellate level.
Its decisions guide how criminal law is interpreted and applied.
- Highest state criminal court
- Criminal appeals
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AUDRA RILEY
Running for Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 4 · Texas
StateDemocratic Party / Partido Demócrata
KEVIN PATRICK YEARY
Running for Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 4 · Texas
StateRepublican Party / Partido Republicano
Job fit
AUDRA RILEY
- Law.com reported on October 19, 2026, that Riley was presiding judge of Dallas County’s Criminal District Court No. 3. 1
- 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. 1
- 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. 2
KEVIN PATRICK YEARY
- Yeary was elected to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals in 2014. 3
- 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. 3
- 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. 4
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Sources
- 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
- TJB | CCA | About the Court | Judges · checked 2026-10-31 used in: Experience
- Judge Kevin Patrick Yeary · checked 2026-10-31 used in: Experience