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Holly Taylor
Holly Taylor, Democratic, is on the November 3 ballot for Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 9.
- Running for
- Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 9
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- On the state list: 2026 ballot certification
From official pages
Holly Taylor, Democratic, is certified for judge of the Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 9. The Ethics Commission form says Holly E. Taylor, with a treasurer appointment dated November 10, 2023, for Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 9, and no office held. A December 22, 2025 order of the Court of Criminal Appeals appoints Holly Taylor of Austin to its Rules Advisory Committee through December 31, 2027. The order does not give her a job title, and it does not call her the rules attorney. The State Bar directory lists Holly Eileen 'Holly' Taylor as eligible to practice, bar card 00794721, with a Texas license date of November 3, 1995, and Austin as the primary practice location. On that page the attorney reports the firm as Holly Taylor Law and the occupation as private law practice. On April 17, 2024, the Travis County district attorney said Holly Taylor would replace the director of Public Integrity and Complex Crimes and that she was then assistant director of the Civil Rights Unit. That 2024 announcement is not used as her job in 2026.
TEC treasurer list, filer 88174
Rules Advisory Committee order, December 22, 2025
Travis County district attorney announcement, April 17, 2024
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- Campaign websitehollytforjudge.com
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- Threads@hollytforjudge
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Holly Taylor is a criminal and civil appeals attorney in private practice, according to The Texas Tribune.1 She is a former director of the division of public integrity and complex crimes in the Travis County District Attorney's office and a former rules attorney for the Court of Criminal Appeals, and she ran for the court's presiding judge seat in 2024, the Tribune reports.1
According to the Tribune, Taylor says she will "bring an independent voice" to the court and that she is "passionate about upholding the Constitution and the Rule of Law, and treating everyone with dignity and humanity."1
Others in this race
- John MessingerRepublican