Texas 2026 › Judges on the ballot › Supreme Court, Place 2 (Unexpired Term)
Chari Kelly (D) and James P. Sullivan (R) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Supreme Court, Place 2 (Unexpired Term) in Texas. This seat is voted statewide, so it is on every Texas ballot.
Chari Kelly is a justice on the Texas Third Court of Appeals, elected in 2019, per the court's official biography. Before the bench she was a felony prosecutor in Travis and Comal counties and an Assistant Attorney General, and she is a former U.S. Army paratrooper and captain.
James P. Sullivan is the incumbent on the Texas Supreme Court, appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott in January 2025, per the court's official biography. He previously served as the Governor's General Counsel and as an Assistant Solicitor General, and clerked on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
Priorities: Applying the Constitution and law as written, per the campaign site
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