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Justice, 4th Court of Appeals

Chief Justice

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6 years
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Election
Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: The court of appeals hears civil and criminal appeals from the district and county courts in its district (except death-penalty cases); justices are elected to six-year terms.

Justices of the 4th Court of Appeals are elected by voters in Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Brooks, Dimmit, Duval, Edwards, Frio, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Karnes, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Kinney, La Salle, McMullen, Mason, Maverick, Medina, Menard, Real, Starr, Sutton, Uvalde, Val Verde, Webb, Wilson, Zapata and Zavala counties.

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Bert Richardson

Republican

Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals

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Antonia "Toni" Arteaga

Democratic

District Judge

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