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# Jessica Lewis

Texas 5th Court of Appeals · Court of Appeals Justice

## Profile

- Court: Texas 5th Court of Appeals
- State: Texas
- Role: Court of Appeals Justice
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-27

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## 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/5thcoa/about-the-court/justices/justice-jessica-lewis/)
- [Official roster](https://www.txcourts.gov/5thcoa/about-the-court/justices/justice-jessica-lewis/)
- [Texas Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://www.txcourts.gov/5thcoa/about-the-court/justices/justice-jessica-lewis/)
- [Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule 9.2, Electronic Filing](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1461885/texas-rules-of-appellate-procedure.pdf)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Jessica Voyce Lewis is a Republican judge serving as Place 2 Justice on the Texas Fifth Court of Appeals, elected in November 2024 and taking office January 1, 2025, with a term ending December 31, 2030
- Official site: Texas Justice Jessica Lewis

### Education

- Southern Methodist University’s Dedman School of Law, where she was on Law Review and president of the Christian Legal Society — J.D. (2010)
- in Business Administration – East Texas Baptist University — B.S. (2004)

### Additional information

- Before joining the bench, Lewis practiced business and bankruptcy law at Ross & Smith, PC in Dallas since 2016.
- Lewis has received multiple awards, including the Dallas Lawyers Magazine Trailblazer Award (2019) and the Romina Mulloy-Bossio Outstanding Young Bankruptcy Lawyer Award (2015).
- She was admitted to the Texas State Bar in 2010 and is active in the Dallas Bar Association and Dallas Association of Young Bankruptcy Lawyers.
- Began her legal career at Baker Botts, LLP, then worked for a Dallas nonprofit representing residents in high-crime neighborhoods in civil litigation and probate matters.
- She also held the role of an attorney and West Dallas Field Director for Advocates for Community Transformation.
- Justice Lewis presides over Place 2 of the Fifth Court of Appeals, which covers Collin, Dallas, Grayson, Hunt, Kaufman, and Rockwall counties.
- She succeeded Robbie Partida-Kipness (D) in the role.
- Her base salary is $192,500.
- Lewis grew up in East Texas and has lived in the Greater Dallas area for nearly two decades.
- She is married to her law school classmate and partner, Jason Kipness, and is a wife, mother, and active member of her local church and community.



## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule 9.2, Electronic Filing](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-e966a5411b2587c600cf3508) — Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim.  Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1461885/texas-rules-of-appellate-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-07-26.