Justice, Third Court of Appeals (Austin)

Gisela D. Triana has served on the Third Court of Appeals in Austin since 2019, after more than two decades as a trial judge in Travis County¹⁴. She was the Democratic nominee for the same Supreme Court seat in 2020³. She faces Republican incumbent Brett Busby for Place 8²³.

• Justice, Third Court of Appeals, since 2019 (elected 2018)¹⁴
• Judge, 200th District Court (Travis County), for 14 years, taking office in 2005¹⁴
• Travis County Court at Law judge, City of Austin Municipal Court judge, and Travis County Justice of the Peace¹
• Prosecutor and Trial Division director, Travis County Attorney's Office; staff attorney, Texas Secretary of State Elections Division; private practice¹
• JD, University of Texas School of Law, 1988¹
• Elected to the Third Court of Appeals in 2018¹. She was the Democratic nominee for this same Supreme Court seat in 2020 and lost the general election³.
• Bar poll: State Bar of Texas 2026 Judicial Poll, final vote summary dated February 10, 2026. This was a non-binding straw poll of State Bar members on contested races, taken before the March 3 primary; the Bar describes it as a preference poll only, not an endorsement. Results: Gisela D. Triana 1,989 votes, Brett Busby 1,913⁵⁶.