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About the elected seat: These state justices are elected by voters from across the state and they hear and rule on cases appealed to the 15th Court of Appeals. The court is new, created by the Texas Legislature in 2023 to oversee appeals involving the state, challenges to the constitutionality of state laws and cases from business courts. All three of the court’s current members are Republicans who were appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott in 2024 and are facing election for the first time this year. If they win in the November general election, they will secure six-year terms. All of the primary elections for these seats were uncontested with only one candidate running in each race in both the Republican and Democratic primaries.
