--- title: "Rex Davis | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/rex-davis-8318" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Rex Davis Court of Appeals of Texas · Judge ## Profile - Court: Court of Appeals of Texas - State: Texas - Role: Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-06-30 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, Court of Appeals of Texas, 2008-present - Texas Tenth Court of Appeals (Waco) from 1996 to 2003 as Chief Justice - Appointed to the Tenth Court of Appeals in May 1996, where he served as Chief Justice from 1996 to 2003. - Also temporarily designated as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas in 1998 and 2002 - Before joining the appellate court, he practiced as a trial lawyer in Central Texas from 1974 to 1996. ### Education - J.D. cum laude from Baylor University School of Law in 1974, after undergraduate studies at Temple Junior College and the University of Texas at Austin. ### Additional information - He was re‐elected to the court in 2008 for a six‐year term and again in 2014. - Davis chaired the Council of Intermediate Chief Justices (1999–2000) and served on the Judicial Section of the State Bar of Texas (1999–2002). - This role helps manage high case volumes in the county, including those from the Fort Cavazos military community. - Since retirement from the appellate court, Davis serves as a Visiting Senior Judge in Bell County, Texas, hearing criminal trials, civil litigation, and other matters as assigned by the local courts. - He is a Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation and a member of the College of the State Bar of Texas. ## 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 ### oral argument purpose Scope: courtwide Use oral argument to emphasize and clarify the briefs, not merely read prepared text; assume the panel has read the briefs, be ready for questions, and stay within the record. Evidence excerpt: Oral argument should emphasize and clarify the written arguments in the briefs. Counsel should not merely read from prepared text. [Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule 39 - Oral Argument](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1461885/texas-rules-of-appellate-procedure.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-30 ### oral argument time Scope: courtwide The court sets argument time. Finish within the allotment unless the court permits continuation; the appellant must be allowed to conclude. Evidence excerpt: Counsel must complete argument in the time allotted and may continue after the expiration of the allotted time only with permission of the court. [Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule 39 - Oral Argument](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1461885/texas-rules-of-appellate-procedure.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-30 ### number of arguing counsel Scope: courtwide Generally one lawyer should argue for each side. Without leave, no more than two may argue per side, and only one may present rebuttal. Evidence excerpt: Generally, only one counsel should argue for each side. Except on leave of court, no more than two counsel on each side may argue. Only one counsel may argue in rebuttal. [Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule 39 - Oral Argument](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1461885/texas-rules-of-appellate-procedure.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-30 ### oral argument request Scope: courtwide Request oral argument on the front cover of the brief. If argument is set, all parties that filed briefs may participate even if they did not request it. Evidence excerpt: A party desiring oral argument must note that request on the front cover of the party’s brief. [Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule 39 - Oral Argument](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1461885/texas-rules-of-appellate-procedure.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-30 ### oral argument notice Scope: courtwide The clerk's notice states whether argument is allowed, the date, allotted time, location or electronic-joining instructions, exhibit instructions, and panel members. Evidence excerpt: The clerk must send to the parties—at least 21 days before the date the case is set for argument or submission without argument—a notice telling the parties: [Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule 39 - Oral Argument](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1461885/texas-rules-of-appellate-procedure.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-30 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8318/rex-davis/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8318/rex-davis/) - [Court of Appeals of Texas current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8318/rex-davis/) - [Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule 39 - Oral Argument](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1461885/texas-rules-of-appellate-procedure.pdf) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8318/rex-davis/) - [Rex Davis (Texas) - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Rex_Davis_(Texas)) - [Rex Davis](https://www.slm.law/team/rex-davis) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/rex-davis-8318", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/rex-davis-8318", "name": "Rex Davis | KnowJudges", "description": "Rex Davis, Court of Appeals of Texas. 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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.