John Messinger
What this job does: One of nine judges on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, the state's highest court for criminal cases. It hears every death-penalty appeal and has the final word on what state criminal law means. A term is six years.
- Occupation
- Attorney; former assistant state prosecuting attorney
Background
- Former assistant state prosecuting attorney, representing the state before the Court of Criminal Appeals and intermediate appellate courts. source: texastribune.org
- Worked in the McLennan County District Attorney's Office on appeals and protective orders. source: texastribune.org
- Lost the 2024 general election for Texas Third Court of Appeals, Place 2. source: texastribune.org
In their own words
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- 'Enforcing the laws as written to find out what works and what doesn't' source: texastribune.org
- Address rulings that conflict with the court's own precedent and the time it takes to review lower-court decisions source: texastribune.org
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