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# Ken Wise

Texas 14th Court of Appeals · Court of Appeals Justice

## Profile

- Court: Texas 14th 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.

## Biography

### Professional career

- Presiding Judge, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston), Houston, TX, 2021-2026
- Justice, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston), Houston, TX, 2015-2020
- Justice, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston), Houston, TX, 2013-2014
- Justice, Texas Fourteenth Court of Appeals (Place 7) Appointed: October 2013 by Gov
- Judge, Texas 334th Judicial District Court, Houston, TX, 2011-2013
- Previous Judicial Roles Judge, 334th Judicial District Court (2011–2013) Judge, 152nd Judicial District Court (2002–2008)
- Judge, Texas 152nd Judicial District Court, Houston, TX, 2002-2008
- Administrative Law Judge, Harris County, Houston, TX, ?-present

### Education

- University of Houston Law Center — J.D. (1994)
- Texas A & M University-College Station — B.A. (1991)

### Additional information

- Rick Perry Term: 2013–2026 (current term ends December 31, 2026) Running for re‐election in November 2026
- Host, Wise About Texas Podcast, TX, 2015-present
- Judge Wise has authored numerous appellate opinions, including highly cited cases such as In the Interest of A.L.H. (2017).
- Practitioner, Fridge, Resendez & Wise LLC, 2009-2011
- adj-prof, University of Houston, Houston, TX, ?-present

## 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/14thcoa/about-the-court/justices/justice-ken-wise/)
- [Official roster](https://www.txcourts.gov/14thcoa/about-the-court/justices/justice-ken-wise/)
- [Texas Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://www.txcourts.gov/14thcoa/about-the-court/justices/justice-ken-wise/)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8391/ken-p-wise/)
- [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/8391/ken-p-wise/)

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## 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.