Texas 2026 › Judges on the ballot › Court Of Appeals, 15th District, Chief Justice
Scott Brister (R) and Jerry Zimmerer (D) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Court Of Appeals, 15th District, Chief Justice in Texas. This seat is voted statewide, so it is on every Texas ballot.
Scott Brister is the incumbent Chief Justice of the Fifteenth Court of Appeals, appointed effective September 1, 2024, per the court's official biography. He previously served six years on the Texas Supreme Court. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.
Jerry Zimmerer previously served as an elected justice on the Fourteenth Court of Appeals in Houston for six years, per his campaign site.
Priorities: Court efficiency, per the campaign site
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