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Julie Countiss

Julie Countiss

Democrat · Texas · 2026

Running for Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District, Place 4 (unexpired term), Texas

Biography

Julie Countiss is a former justice of the First Court of Appeals of Texas, where she served a six-year term through December 31, 2024 and wrote more than 300 opinions, per the campaign site. Per the campaign site, she earned her law degree from the University of Houston Law Center in 2002 and worked as an Assistant County Attorney with the Harris County Attorney's Office and as a Teach for America teacher in the South Bronx.

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