Holly Taylor, Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 9

‹ Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 9

Holly Taylor

Democratic

Running for Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 9.

Background

Appellate attorney in private practice; former director of the Travis County DA's public integrity and complex crimes division and former rules attorney for the Court of Criminal Appeals. Was the 2024 Democratic nominee for presiding judge. Says she will "bring an independent voice" to the court.

Current role: Criminal and civil appeals attorney in private practice
Occupation: Attorney
Prior offices: Director, Public Integrity and Complex Crimes Division, Travis County DA's Office
Hometown: Austin

Website

Qualifications

Current position

Appellate attorney, private practice

Years licensed

Not stated in available records.

Board certification

Not stated in available records.

Law school

Not stated in available records.

Prior judicial service

Not stated in available records.

Practice areas

Criminal appeals; Civil appeals; Public integrity prosecution

Bar association poll

State Bar of Texas 2026 Judicial Poll (conducted before March 2026 primaries; vote counts among all candidates then running): 1,529 of 3,279 votes (46.6%), most votes in a three-candidate field

Money

Finance figures are being checked against official FEC and Texas Ethics Commission filings and will appear here once verified.

Endorsements

Texas AFL-CIO
State Tejano Democrats
Texas Progressive Caucus
U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett
U.S. Rep. Greg Casar
Liberal Austin Democrats