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Email: [email protected]
CandidateDemocratic
MAGGIE ELLIS
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Chief Justice, Texas Supreme Court
2026 Texas Chief Justice, Texas Supreme Court — General Election · November 3, 2026
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- 2026 Texas Chief Justice, Texas Supreme Court — General Election on November 3, 2026
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MAGGIE ELLIS
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Candidate: MAGGIE ELLIS
Office: CHIEF JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
Party: Democratic
Email: [email protected]
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Candidate-supplied filing informationCOURT OF APPEALS JUSTICE
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Occupation: COURT OF APPEALS JUSTICE
“As a Justice on the Third Court of Appeals, a former teacher, foster mom, and PTA President, I have been a strong advocate for compassion and justice for our community.
Candidate-stated“As a Justice on the Third Court of Appeals, a former teacher, foster mom, and PTA President, I have been a strong advocate for compassion and justice for our community.
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“As a Justice on the Third Court of Appeals, a former teacher, foster mom, and PTA President, I have been a strong advocate for compassion and justice for our community.
EARLY YEARS — A FOUNDATION OF RESILIENCE
Candidate-statedMaggie Ellis survived a childhood marked by poverty, constant moves, parent abandonment, homelessness, and interrupted schooling — and still became the only one of her eight siblings to graduate from college.
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Maggie Ellis survived a childhood marked by poverty, constant moves, parent abandonment, homelessness, and interrupted schooling — and still became the only one of her eight siblings to graduate from college.
Texas grit and resilience
Candidate-statedShe spent sixteen years earning her first degree. After that, she spent time as a teacher at public school, became a foster mom, and helped families access justice long before she ever earned a law license.
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She spent sixteen years earning her first degree. After that, she spent time as a teacher at public school, became a foster mom, and helped families access justice long before she ever earned a law license.
Legal career rooted in real life
Candidate-statedToday, Maggie serves as a Justice on the Texas Third Court of Appeals. Her win made history: she became the first openly lgbtq woman elected to a Texas appellate court.
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Today, Maggie serves as a Justice on the Texas Third Court of Appeals. Her win made history: she became the first openly lgbtq woman elected to a Texas appellate court.
Legal career rooted in real life
Candidate-statedOver more than fifteen years, Maggie has served as an administrative law judge, a prosecutor, and a trial attorney — representing families, children, business owners, and individuals facing civil, family, juvenile, and criminal court matters.
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Over more than fifteen years, Maggie has served as an administrative law judge, a prosecutor, and a trial attorney — representing families, children, business owners, and individuals facing civil, family, juvenile, and criminal court matters.
A fighter for Texas
Candidate-statedMaggie has been recognized and awarded for her work providing pro bono and volunteer legal services, including receiving the Hays County Bar Association's Pro Bono Hero award. She has provided legal assistance and volunteered through Volunteer Legal Services, Hays County Pro Bono Clinic, Raices, Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid, Travis County Child Welfare Board, the Supreme Court Children's Commission Child Welfare and Juvenile Law work groups, and she currently serves as Immediate Past Chair of the State Bar Juvenile Law Section Board.
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Maggie has been recognized and awarded for her work providing pro bono and volunteer legal services, including receiving the Hays County Bar Association's Pro Bono Hero award. She has provided legal assistance and volunteered through Volunteer Legal Services, Hays County Pro Bono Clinic, Raices, Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid, Travis County Child Welfare Board, the Supreme Court Children's Commission Child Welfare and Juvenile Law work groups, and she currently serves as Immediate Past Chair of the State Bar Juvenile Law Section Board.
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EARLY YEARS — A FOUNDATION OF RESILIENCE
Candidate positionGrowing up, Maggie saw how fragile stability can be. She saw how quickly a family can fall through the cracks when no one is watching, and how much difference it makes when someone chooses to care. Those early years gave her grit — and a deep belief that every child deserves the chance she fought for.
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Growing up, Maggie saw how fragile stability can be. She saw how quickly a family can fall through the cracks when no one is watching, and how much difference it makes when someone chooses to care. Those early years gave her grit — and a deep belief that every child deserves the chance she fought for.
Texas grit and resilience
Candidate positionThat’s who she is — steady, committed, and unwilling to quit.
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That’s who she is — steady, committed, and unwilling to quit.
Apply Compassion Alongside Justice
Candidate positionApply compassion and justice when serving people before the Texas Supreme Court.
- Preserve the candidate's explicit judicial-service principle.
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Treat Large and Small Justice Questions With Equal Seriousness
Candidate positionTreat questions concerning people's treatment with equal seriousness regardless of a matter's size.
- Preserve the candidate's quoted truth-and-justice principle.
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Ensure Courts See the People They Serve
Candidate positionUse a people-centered judicial approach that recognizes the individuals and families affected by court decisions.
- Preserve the candidate's 'you can't serve people you don't see' principle without inventing a procedural rule.
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Texas Ethics Commission report-period totals for February 22, 2026 through June 30, 2026.
- Total contributions
- $0.00
- Total expenditures
- $53,227.46
- Ending cash
- $53,033.82
- Outstanding debts
- $6,000.00
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Filer ID: 83992
Filer name: Ellis, Maggie
CTA office sought: Supreme Court Chief Justice
Report ID: 101059755
Filer ID: 00083992
Total political contributions: $0.00
Total political expenditures: $53227.46
Total political contributions maintained: $53033.82
Outstanding loans: $6000.00
Period covered: 2026-02-22 through 2026-06-30
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