--- title: "Jesse F. McClure III | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jesse-f-mcclure-iii-tx-court-criminal-appeals" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Jesse F. McClure III Texas Court of Criminal Appeals · Court of Criminal Appeals Judge, Place 6 ## Profile - Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals - State: Texas - Role: Court of Criminal Appeals Judge, Place 6 - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-27 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Special Assistant District Attorney, Harris County, TX, 2019-present - McClure is the first African American judge on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals since 1998 and the third African American judge in Texas history - Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, TX, 2021-2022 - Presiding Judge, Texas 339th Judicial District Court, 2019-2020 - Fraud Prosecutor, Texas Department of Insurance, TX, 2012-2019 - Associate Legal Advisor, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 2011-2012 - Assistant District Attorney, Tarrant County District Attorney's Office, TX, 2000-2011 - held a position as Assistant District Attorney for Tarrant County for nearly 11 years - held the role of Special Prosecutor for the Texas Department of Insurance for over seven years ### Education - JD — The University of Texas at Austin — 1999 - University of Texas School of Law — J.D. (1999) - Philosophy — University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill — 1994 - Spent 1992–1993 as a student at the University of Sussex, UK. ### Additional information - Judge Jesse F. McClure III is a member of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, appointed in 2020, and the first African American judge on the court since 1998. - In 2022, he was elected to a full term, winning the largest percentage margin of any statewide candidate in Texas that year. - Appointed by Governor Greg Abbott in December 2020, succeeding Michael Keasler. - Practitioner, Brown McCarroll, Austin, TX, 1999-2000 - Consultant, Arthur Andersen & Co., Washington, DC, 1994-1996 - Born in 1972 in Sacramento, California, McClure grew up in California and Arizona. - Date of birth: 1972-01-01 - McClure serves as Place 6 on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, a state-level appellate court that reviews serious criminal cases. - Also the sixth African American to hold statewide office in Texas. - He is married to Katie McClure and has three children. - In interviews, he has described how his early experiences as often the only Black student in his school influenced his approach to judging cases individually rather than making assumptions based on race. - Birth place: Sacramento, CA ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### appellate electronic filing Scope: statewide In Texas appellate courts, attorneys must electronically file civil and criminal documents, subject to a good-cause motion; self-represented parties may e-file but are not required to do so. Evidence excerpt: Attorneys in civil cases must electronically file documents. Attorneys in criminal cases must electronically file documents except for good cause shown in a motion filed in the appellate court. [Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule 9.2, Electronic Filing](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1461885/texas-rules-of-appellate-procedure.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.txcourts.gov/cca/about-the-court/judges/judge-jesse-f-mcclure-iii/) - [Official roster](https://www.txcourts.gov/cca/about-the-court/judges/judge-jesse-f-mcclure-iii/) - [Texas Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://www.txcourts.gov/cca/about-the-court/judges/judge-jesse-f-mcclure-iii/) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15846/jesse-f-mcclure-iii/) - [Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule 9.2, Electronic Filing](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1461885/texas-rules-of-appellate-procedure.pdf) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15846/jesse-f-mcclure-iii/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jesse-f-mcclure-iii-tx-court-criminal-appeals", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jesse-f-mcclure-iii-tx-court-criminal-appeals", "name": "Jesse F. 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