Fourteenth Court of Appeals

Chief Justice Tracy Christopher

Tracy Christopher was elected Chief Justice of the 14th Court of Appeals in November 2020. She first joined the Court when she was appointed as a Justice in December 2009. Prior to her appointment, Chief Justice Christopher was the judge of the 295th District Court for 15 years,and was highly rated as a trial judge. She was honored as Appellate... Read more

Justice Ken Wise

Place 7

Justice Ken Wise was appointed to the 14th Court of Appeals by Governor Rick Perry in October 2013. Prior to his appointment, Justice Wise served as the judge of the 334th Judicial District Court, administrative judge of Harris County, and an adjunct professor at the University of Houston Law Center. Justice Wise is also a former judge of the 152nd... Read more

Justice Kevin Jewell

Place 2

Justice Kevin Jewell was elected to the Fourteenth Court of Appeals on November 8, 2016.  Prior to his election, Justice Jewell was a litigation and appellate shareholder at Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams & Aughtry in Houston, Texas, where he chaired the firm’s appellate practice group.  Before taking the bench, he handled hundreds of appeals and presented oral argument in over... Read more

Justice Maritza M. Antu

Place 5

Justice Chad Bridges

Place 3

Justice Chad Bridges was elected to the 14th Court of Appeals on November 5th, 2024.  Justice Bridges previously served as judge of the 240th and the 458th District Courts.  While a trial court judge, Justice Bridges presided over Fort Bend County’s Felony Drug Treatment Court and the Fort Bend County’s Expedited Narcotics Docket.  Justice Bridges is Board Certified in Criminal... Read more

Justice Tonya McLaughlin

Place 4

Justice Katy Boatman

Place 6

Katy Boatman was elected to the Fourteenth Court of Appeals, Place 6, in November 2024.  She is board certified in civil appellate law and a member of the Texas Association of Civil Trial and Appellate Specialists. Prior to becoming a judge, Katy practiced appellate law with the law firm of Hunton Andrews Kurth for 13 years, handling a wide variety of state... Read more

Justice Brad Hart

Place 8

Justice Brad Hart was elected to the 14th Court of Appeals in November 2024. Before joining the court, Justice Hart served as Chief of the General Felony Trial Division at the Fort Bend County District Attorney’s Office from 2019 to 2024. He began his legal career in 1997 as a trial prosecutor at the Harris County District Attorney's Office, where... Read more

Justice Randy Wilson

Place 9

Justice Randy Wilson was appointed to the Fourteenth Court of Appeals by Governor Greg Abbott in December 2020, effective January 2021. Prior to his appointment, Justice Wilson was a partner at Susman Godfrey, and is board certified in Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He was elected to the American Board of Trial Advocates. Chambers USA... Read more