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Matthew Kolodoski

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Matthew Kolodoski is from Frisco, Texas. He has a bachelor 27s degree from the University of Houston and a law degree from Southern Methodist University. He is married and has a son. 

Matthew Kolodoski, candidate for Texas 5th Court of Appeals, Justice

Matthew is a litigation attorney and a partner at Thompson, Coe, Cousins & Irons, L.L.P. He previously served as a member of the State Bar of Texas Board of Directors, the Professionalism Committee, and the Continuing Legal Education Committee. He also served as chair of the Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Section of the State Bar of Texas and as secretary of the Consumer and Commercial Law Section of the State Bar of Texas.

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Matthew previously served as a justice on the Texas Fifth Court of Appeals from 2018 to 2024. He ran for Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals, Place 9, in 2024 but did not win.

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Judicial Administration

Aims to be a fair and unbiased judge who applies the plain words of the law and does not legislate from the bench, committed to providing a fair judicial system for all.

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- In Texas, appeals from district and county courts, except death penalty cases, go to one of 14 intermediate courts of appeal.
- There are a total of 80 appellate court seats, distributed variably among the courts based on population across the 14 districts.
- Courts with more than three justices decide cases in rotating panels of three.
- Justices are elected in partisan elections for six-year terms.
- The yearly salary for a Court of Appeals justice in Texas is between $192,500 and $255,050 based on the total number of years they have served.

Hears appeals on orders and decisions made by lower trial courts.