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November 2026

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Court Of Appeals, 14th District, Chief Justice: Texas 2026

Sarah Beth Landau (D) and Kevin Jewell (R) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Court Of Appeals, 14th District, Chief Justice in Texas. This seat is elected only inside its court district or county, so it appears on some Texas ballots, not all; enter your address in the lookup to check yours.

Sarah Beth Landau (D)

Sarah Beth Landau served as a justice on the First Court of Appeals from 2019 to 2024, per her campaign site. She previously worked as a federal public defender and commercial litigator.

Priorities: Modernizing court operations and expanding legal education access for law students, per the campaign site

Kevin Jewell (R)

Kevin Jewell currently serves as a justice on the Fourteenth Court of Appeals, Place 2, elected in 2016, per the court's official biography. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.

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