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November 2026

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Court Of Appeals, 3rd District, Chief Justice: Texas 2026

Cory Liu (R) and Darlene Byrne (D) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Court Of Appeals, 3rd 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.

Cory Liu (R)

Cory Liu is a judge of the Texas 250th District Court, per the San Antonio Report. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.

Darlene Byrne (D) Incumbent

Darlene Byrne is the incumbent Chief Justice of the Third Court of Appeals, elected in 2020, per the court's official biography. She previously presided for 20 years over the 126th Judicial District Court in Travis County. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.

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