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Randy Wilson
Court of Appeals Justice · Texas 14th Court of Appeals
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Biography
Professional career
- Republican judge appointed to the Texas Fourteenth Court of Appeals in 2021, with a career spanning over 25 years as a top civil trial lawyer and 15 years as a district court judge in Harris County
- Special Justice of the Texas Supreme Court (2008): Heard a major commercial appeal in In re Citigroup Global Markets, Inc
Education
- summa cum laude, University of Houston Law School, valedictorian and editor of the Houston Law Review — J.D. (1977)
- B.A. in Political Science, University of Texas at Arlington (1974)
Additional information
- His term runs until the end of 2028.
- He was re‐elected in the November 8, 2022 general election.
- Place 9 on the Texas Fourteenth Court of Appeals, a position he assumed on January 1, 2021 after being appointed by Governor Greg Abbott on December 21, 2020.
- 157th Judicial District Court, Harris County (2003–2018): Appointed in 2003, Wilson served for 15 years, earning multiple “Trial Judge of the Year” honors from the Texas Association of Civil Trial and Appellate Specialists.
- Multidistrict Litigation Judge: Appointed by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation for high‐profile cases such as the Vioxx MDL and Crane Collapse Litigation.
- One of only two individuals ever named by Law Dragon as both one of the 500 Leading Judges in America and one of the 500 Leading Lawyers in America.
- Consistently ranked among the top civil trial judges in Texas.
- Before joining the bench, Wilson was a founding partner at Susman Godfrey L.L.P., one of America’s leading litigation firms, where he handled hundreds of complex civil matters.
- His duties include reviewing appeals from trial court verdicts and orders in civil, criminal, family, probate, and business cases, as well as ruling on original proceedings such as mandamus requests.
- He is board‐certified in Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates.
- Wilson has served on the boards of Star of Hope, Main Street Ministries, and LifeHouse of Houston, and is an elder at First Presbyterian Church of Houston.
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
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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.
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 ↗
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Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule 9.2, Electronic Filing
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Texas Judicial Branch official judicial roster
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