How do judges of the Court of Appeals of Texas reach the bench?

The court's current selection method is partisan election.

Court of Appeals of Texas / Joined 2022 / Served to 2022

Louis Charles E. van Cleef

Justice, Court of Appeals of Texas

Louis Charles E. van Cleef was a Justice of the Court of Appeals of Texas, who joined the court in 2022. Sources ↓

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2022	Court of Appeals of Texas	–	–

The University of Texas at Austin	Economics	1989
South Texas College		1992

How do judges of the Court of Appeals of Texas reach the bench?: The court's current selection method is partisan election.
Which court was Louis Charles E. van Cleef on?: Louis Charles E. van Cleef was a Justice of the Court of Appeals of Texas.

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