--- title: "Mike Wallach | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/mike-wallach-tx-2nd-court-appeals" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Mike Wallach Texas 2nd Court of Appeals · Court of Appeals Justice ## Profile - Court: Texas 2nd 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 - Justice Mike Wallach is a Fort Worth native and Place 6 judge of the Texas Second Court of Appeals, appointed in 2019 and re‐elected in 2024, with over 35 years of trial law experience - Legal Career: Practiced trial law for 37 years, including at Shannon, Gracey, Ratliff & Miller (1979–1991) and founding Wallach, Jones & Moore, P.C. Judge, 348th District Court, Tarrant County (2017–2019) Board certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and as a Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. ### Education - B.A. in Political Science and History, magna cum laude, Texas Christian University (1975) J.D., cum laude, University of Houston Law School (1979) ### Additional information - Place 6 on the Texas Second Court of Appeals, a position appointed by Governor Greg Abbott on September 7, 2019, and currently running through December 31, 2030. - Married to his high school sweetheart Susan since 1975, they have three adult children and four grandchildren in the Tarrant County area. - He was re‐elected in the November 5, 2024 general election, receiving 100% of the Republican primary vote and 1,043,319 total votes in the general election. - Justice Wallach is an Emeritus Member of the International Association of Defense Counsel, former member of the Defense Research Institute and Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel, and long‐time officer/director of the Texas Association of Defense Counsel (President 2001–02). - He is also a Life Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation and a Sustaining Charter Member of the Tarrant County Bar Foundation. - He is a Mason, serves on the Board of Governors of Shriners Hospitals for Children–Galveston, and is active in Lions International and the Colleyville Lions Club. - Birth place: ] ## 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/2ndcoa/about-the-court/justices/justice-mike-wallach/) - [Official roster](https://www.txcourts.gov/2ndcoa/about-the-court/justices/justice-mike-wallach/) - [Texas Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://www.txcourts.gov/2ndcoa/about-the-court/justices/justice-mike-wallach/) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/16152/mike-wallach/) - [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/16152/mike-wallach/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/mike-wallach-tx-2nd-court-appeals", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/mike-wallach-tx-2nd-court-appeals", "name": "Mike Wallach | KnowJudges", "description": "Mike Wallach, Texas 2nd Court of Appeals. 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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.