--- title: "Randy Wilson | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/randy-wilson-tx-14th-court-appeals" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-07-27" --- # Randy Wilson 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. ## 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-randy-wilson/) - [Official roster](https://www.txcourts.gov/14thcoa/about-the-court/justices/justice-randy-wilson/) - [Texas Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://www.txcourts.gov/14thcoa/about-the-court/justices/justice-randy-wilson/) - [Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule 9.2, Electronic Filing](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1461885/texas-rules-of-appellate-procedure.pdf) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/randy-wilson-tx-14th-court-appeals", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/randy-wilson-tx-14th-court-appeals", "name": "Randy Wilson | KnowJudges", "description": "Randy Wilson, Texas 14th Court of Appeals. 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(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. ## 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.