Chari Kelly
Democrat
Chari Kelly
Democrat
Candidate for Texas Supreme Court, Justice Place 2
About
Has served as Texas Third Court of Appeals, Justice Place 3, since January 2019. Served as a felony prosecutor in Travis County (2015–2018) and Comal County (2013–2015). Assistant Attorney General in the Civil Medicaid Fraud Division (2008–2013). Austin Bar Association President (2023-2024).
Conservative Endorsements
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Survey Responses
Notable Quote
“As a judicial candidate, I cannot make pledges or promises about how I would rule in any case or category of cases.”
Positions on Texas Eagle Forum Legislative Priorities
Border Security & Immigration
- ENDORSED BY THE STATE LABOR FEDERATION FOR TEXAS (AFL-CIO), which supports trust in unions, immigration reform, and ending immigrant deportation.[1]
Gender Issues
- ENDORSED BY THE HOUSTON LGBTQ+ POLITICAL CAUCUS.[1]
Protect Life
- SAYS THAT THE TEXAS SUPREME COURT IS "MAKING DECISIONS ABOUT BODILY AUTONOMY and that most of those decisions are made by men.[1]
Other Constitutional Issues
- WROTE A LEGAL OPINION THAT GOVERNOR ABBOTT COULD NOT BAR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FROM REQUIRING FACE MASKS DURING COVID. The judgment was authored in the Third Court of Appeals (2022) and overturned by the Texas Supreme Court (2023).[1][2][3]
- SAYS THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE CREATED A NEW APPELLATE COURT for Attorney General cases that had been in the Third Court, and that Abbott said it was done “to take it from the liberal justices on the third court of appeals.” She calls that political and says the last stop is the state Supreme Court.[1]