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Matthew KolodoskiRepublican
Amanda ReichekDemocraticOn ballot as
Matthew Kolodoski
Amanda Reichek
Current role
Trial and appellate attorney in private practice, Dallas area
Attorney, Tillotson Patton, a litigation firm in Dallas
Background
- University of Houston, summa cum laude (per campaign)
- Law degree, Southern Methodist University (2013)
- Licensed to practice law in Texas since November 2013
- Former law clerk, Judge Irma C. Ramirez, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas (per campaign)
- Grew up in Frisco (per campaign)
- Eagle Scout at 14 (per campaign)
- Bachelor's, sociology and political science, Texas Tech University
- Master's, sociology, North Carolina State University
- Law degree, Texas Tech University (2003)
- Licensed to practice law in Texas since November 2003
- Board certified, Labor and Employment Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization (per campaign)
- Born in Houston
Experience
- Partner, litigation firm (per campaign)
- Board certified, Consumer and Commercial Law and Insurance Law (Texas Board of Legal Specialization)
- Has served on the State Bar of Texas Board of Directors (per campaign)
- Has served three terms as chair of the State Bar Constitutional Law Section (per campaign)
- State Bar of Texas Patrick Wiseman Award for Civil Rights (2024) (per campaign)
- Republican nominee, Fifth Court of Appeals, Place 9 (2024); lost to Tina Yoo Clinton, 49.9% to 50.1%
- Justice, Place 10, Fifth District Court of Appeals (January 2019 to December 2024); lost November 2024 election to Earl Jackson, 49.9% to 50.1%
- Author, more than 500 appellate opinions while on the court (per campaign)
- Earlier: employment law at several firms (per campaign)
- Earlier: founded her own law firm (per campaign)
- Chair, Appellate Section, Dallas Bar Association (per campaign)
Top priorities
- "A judge's duty is to apply the law as written, to consider every argument with care, and to decide every case without favor, prejudice, or preconception."
- Says he will be guided by "the rule of law, respect for the limited role of the judiciary"
- Says he will be guided by a commitment to treat every person "with fairness, dignity, and equal respect"
Not found
Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: Campaign site: a judge's duty is "to apply the law as written, to consider every argument with care, and to decide every case without favor, prejudice, or preconception."
- Court administration: No public statement found
- Judicial philosophy: No public statement found
- Court administration: No public statement found
Endorsements
None found in our research
None found in our research
Matthew Kolodoski
Republican- On ballot as
- Matthew Kolodoski
- Current role
- Trial and appellate attorney in private practice, Dallas area
- Background
- University of Houston, summa cum laude (per campaign)
- Law degree, Southern Methodist University (2013)
- Licensed to practice law in Texas since November 2013
- Former law clerk, Judge Irma C. Ramirez, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas (per campaign)
- Grew up in Frisco (per campaign)
- Eagle Scout at 14 (per campaign)
- Experience
- Partner, litigation firm (per campaign)
- Board certified, Consumer and Commercial Law and Insurance Law (Texas Board of Legal Specialization)
- Has served on the State Bar of Texas Board of Directors (per campaign)
- Has served three terms as chair of the State Bar Constitutional Law Section (per campaign)
- State Bar of Texas Patrick Wiseman Award for Civil Rights (2024) (per campaign)
- Republican nominee, Fifth Court of Appeals, Place 9 (2024); lost to Tina Yoo Clinton, 49.9% to 50.1%
- Top priorities
- "A judge's duty is to apply the law as written, to consider every argument with care, and to decide every case without favor, prejudice, or preconception."
- Says he will be guided by "the rule of law, respect for the limited role of the judiciary"
- Says he will be guided by a commitment to treat every person "with fairness, dignity, and equal respect"
- Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: Campaign site: a judge's duty is "to apply the law as written, to consider every argument with care, and to decide every case without favor, prejudice, or preconception."
- Court administration: No public statement found
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- kolodoski4justice.com
Amanda Reichek
Democratic- On ballot as
- Amanda Reichek
- Current role
- Attorney, Tillotson Patton, a litigation firm in Dallas
- Background
- Bachelor's, sociology and political science, Texas Tech University
- Master's, sociology, North Carolina State University
- Law degree, Texas Tech University (2003)
- Licensed to practice law in Texas since November 2003
- Board certified, Labor and Employment Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization (per campaign)
- Born in Houston
- Experience
- Justice, Place 10, Fifth District Court of Appeals (January 2019 to December 2024); lost November 2024 election to Earl Jackson, 49.9% to 50.1%
- Author, more than 500 appellate opinions while on the court (per campaign)
- Earlier: employment law at several firms (per campaign)
- Earlier: founded her own law firm (per campaign)
- Chair, Appellate Section, Dallas Bar Association (per campaign)
- Top priorities
- Not found
- Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: No public statement found
- Court administration: No public statement found
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- amandaforjustice.com
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