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Sarah Beth Landau
14th Court of Appeals, Chief Justice
Former justice of the First Court of Appeals (Place 6, 2019-2024). University of Minnesota (BA) and Columbia Law (JD); former federal law clerk (S.D. Tex.), public defender, and appellate practitioner who has handled 400+ appeals.
The court, in plain English
The First and Fourteenth Courts of Appeals sit in Houston and review appeals from trial courts across a ten-county district that includes Fort Bend, Harris, Brazoria, Galveston, Waller, Austin, Chambers, Colorado, Grimes, and Washington counties.
Why this seat matters
When a trial court gets it wrong, these justices are the correction. Their published opinions bind every trial court in the district — including every court in Fort Bend County.
On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot for 14th Court of Appeals, Chief Justice, Sarah Beth Landau faces Kevin Jewell (Republican), the sitting judge.
Endorsements
- Houston Chronicle
- Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation, AFL-CIO
- Houston GLBT Political Caucus (The Caucus)
- Houston Lawyers Association
- Mexican American Bar Association of Houston
- Secular Houston
- Houston Association of Women Attorneys
Endorsements are reported by the campaign or the endorsing organisation. Nothing here is an endorsement by any other judge or candidate on this site.
Where this seat sits on your ballot
14th Court of Appeals, Chief Justice appears in the Multi-County Courts of Appeals section of your ballot. Shared with nine neighboring counties. Their rulings bind every trial court in Fort Bend.