Gisela Danette Triana
Gisela Danette Triana was a Justice of the Court of Appeals of Texas (56 judges, selected by partisan election), who joined the court in 2019. She previously served on the Texas 200th Judicial District Court. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1966 · age 60
- Tenure
- 2019–2024 · 5 yrs
Judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Texas 200th Judicial District Court | – | – |
| 2009 | Texas 200th Judicial District Court | – | – |
| 2013 | Texas 200th Judicial District Court | – | – |
| 2016 | Texas 200th Judicial District Court | – | – |
| 2019 | Court of Appeals of Texas | – | – |
Education
| The University of Texas at San Antonio | magna cum laude | 1985 |
| The University of Texas at San Antonio | 1988 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Triana authored 1 published opinion for the court (2019). Most cited: State for Protection of P. B. v. v. T. (12 citations).
Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge. 1 of these was attributed to Triana by a unique court-, date-, and surname-match against our roster (marked ), because CourtListener recorded no author for them. Each links to the official text to verify. How we match.
Selected opinions
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | State for Protection of P. B. v. v. T.† | 575 S.W.3d 921 | 12 |
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Questions & answers
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- Gisela Danette Triana was a Justice of the Court of Appeals of Texas.
Sources
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- CourtListener / Free Law Project
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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5 years on the Court of Appeals of Texas. Data as of 2026-03-31. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).