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Texas 2026 › Judges on the ballot › Court Of Appeals, 1st District, Place 4 - Unexpired Term
David M. Gunn (R) and Julie Countiss (D) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Court Of Appeals, 1st District, Place 4 - Unexpired Term 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.
David M. Gunn joined the First Court of Appeals in October 2024, per the court's official biography, after more than two decades as an appellate partner at a Houston law firm. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.
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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