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# Mike Lee

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-mike-lee/)
- [Official roster](https://www.txcourts.gov/5thcoa/about-the-court/justices/justice-mike-lee/)
- [Texas Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://www.txcourts.gov/5thcoa/about-the-court/justices/justice-mike-lee/)
- [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

- Justice Lee assumed office on January 1, 2025 and serves a term through December 31, 2030
- Republican‐appointed judge of Place 12 on the Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals, elected in November 2024, with over 35 years of litigation experience and prior service as a Dallas County district judge
- Senior Counsel at The Willis Law Group, a national litigation firm in Garland, TX
- Attorney for Erwin A. Cain, P.C
- In summary: Justice Mike Lee is a seasoned Texas litigator and former district judge now serving on the state’s appellate court, with a background in high‐stakes litigation, judicial leadership, and legal wellness advocacy

### Education

- University of Texas School of Law, Board of Advocates member — J.D. (1985)
- University of Dallas — B.A. (1982)

### Additional information

- He has been active in the attorney wellness movement, serving as a trustee of the Patrick D. Sheeran and Michael J. Crowley Memorial Trust since 1999.
- Elected in the November 5, 2024 general election, defeating incumbent Ken Molberg.
- 20+ appeals to Texas courts of appeals, the Texas Supreme Court, and the U.S. Fifth Circuit.
- Practice areas: tort, contract, commercial, juvenile delinquency, criminal litigation, and family law.
- handling appeals from district courts in the Fifth Judicial District.
- Presiding Judge of the 95th District Court (civil cases) and the 256th District Court (family cases) in Dallas County.
- handling North Texas litigation for a national retail chain and overseeing nationwide cases for an interstate refrigerated trucking company.
- His position is on the Texas intermediate appellate court
- Lee is a Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation and a member of the Texas Bar College.
- He has also led Texas Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers and volunteered with the Texas Lawyers Assistance Program.



## 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.