MAGGIE ELLIS

Democratic

On ballot as: MAGGIE ELLIS
Current role: Justice, Texas Third Court of Appeals
Background: Public school teacher
A.A.
B.S., UT Austin
J.D., Baylor Law School
First openly LGBTQ woman elected to a Texas appellate court
Experience: Board certified in Juvenile Law
Prosecutor, Travis County District Attorney's Office
Administrative law judge, State Office of Administrative Hearings
Private-practice attorney in juvenile and family law
Top priorities: "Brings fairness, seriousness, and humanity to every courtroom she enters"
"You can't serve people you don't see"
Her campaign says her philosophy borrows from Einstein: "in matters of truth and justice, there is no difference between large and small problems"
Tidbits: Pro Abortion
Endorsements: AFL-CIO
Stonewall Democrats of Austin
The Caucus (Houston LGBTQ+ political advocacy group)
Austin Young Democrats
Coalition for Democratic Allies
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Bexar County Young Democrats
Liberal Austin Democrats
NxNW Democrats
Sabine Area Central Labor Council
EMILY's List
Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation
Campaign website: maggieforjustice.com

Chief Justice, Supreme Court