Who is running for Second Court of Appeals (Fort Worth), Place 2 in 2026?
Here are the candidates for Second Court of Appeals (Fort Worth), Place 2 on the November 3, 2026 ballot in Colleyville, Texas. What does this office do?
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Chris Taylor
RepublicanJudge, 48th District Court (Tarrant County)
Chris Taylor is the presiding judge of the 48th District Court in Tarrant County, appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott in October 2021 and elected without opposition in 2022 and 202434. Before taking the bench he worked in civil litigation in private practice and in the civil division of the Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney's Office23. He is the Republican nominee for Place 2 on the Second Court of Appeals, a seat currently held by Justice Dana Womack, and he is the only candidate on the Secretary of State's general election list for that seat16.
- Judge, 48th District Court (Tarrant County), since October 202134
- Assistant criminal district attorney, Civil Division, Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney's Office, 2018 to 202135
- Civil litigation in private practice25
- JD, Texas Tech University School of Law (2010); BA in political science, University of North Texas35
- Appointed to the 48th District Court by Gov. Greg Abbott in October 2021, replacing retiring Judge David Evans, and elected to the seat without opposition in a 2022 special election and in 202434. Unopposed in the 2026 Republican primary; no Democrat filed24.
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