Justice, 1st Court of Appeals District, Place 4 - Unexpired Term: who gets your vote?
What this role does
This court reviews civil and criminal appeals from trial courts in its region, except cases in which the death penalty is imposed.
The justices review trial-court decisions rather than hold a new trial.
- Civil appeals
- Criminal appeals
- Reviewing trial-court decisions
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DAVID GUNN
Running for Justice, 1st Court of Appeals District, Place 4 - Unexpired Term · Texas
StateRepublican Party / Partido Republicano
JULIE COUNTISS
Running for Justice, 1st Court of Appeals District, Place 4 - Unexpired Term · Texas
StateDemocratic Party / Partido Demócrata
Job fit
DAVID GUNN
- Gunn’s undated campaign biography says Governor Greg Abbott appointed him to the First Court of Appeals. 1
- His campaign biography says he worked as an appellate lawyer at Beck Redden LLP before his appointment and helped shape its appellate practice. 1
- His campaign biography reports service on the Hilshire Village city council from 2012–2019. 1
JULIE COUNTISS
- Countiss was elected to Place 7 on Texas’s First Court of Appeals in 2018 and completed a six-year term on December 31, 2024. 2
- On the appellate bench, she authored more than 300 written opinions on the merits and participated in thousands of additional appellate matters. 2
- She earned her law degree from the University of Houston Law Center in 2002, practiced privately, and later served as an Assistant County Attorney in Harris County. 2
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Sources
- David Gunn - David Gunn · checked 2026-10-31 used in: Experience
- Meet Former Justice Julie Countiss | First Court of Appeals · checked 2026-10-31 used in: Experience