Brandy Voss
Brandy Voss (Democratic Party) ran for election for the Place 7 judge of the Texas Supreme Court. She lost in the Democratic primary on March 3, 2020.
Voss completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Brandy Voss obtained an undergraduate degree from Texas A&M University in May 1999. She earned a J.D., magna cum laude, in 2002 from Baylor University School of Law, where she served as editor-in-chief of the Baylor Law Review from 2001 to 2002.[1]
Below is a brief timeline of Voss' professional experience:
- 2016-present (as of 2020): Member/owner, Law Offices of Brandy Wingate Voss, PLLC
- 2016-2019: Adjunct professor, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in Edinburg
- 2011-2016: Partner, Smith Law Group LLLP
- 2015-2016: Partner
- 2011-2015: Of counsel
- 2007-2010: Senior staff attorney to Justice Gina Benavides, Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals
- 2006: Solo practitioner, Law Office of Brandy M. Wingate
- 2003-2006: Associate, Jenkens & Gilchrist, P.C.
- 2002-2003: Law clerk to Chief Justice Thomas R. Phillips, Texas Supreme Court[1]
Voss was affiliated with the following organizations:
- 2012-2020: Committee member, State Bar of Texas Appellate Section
- 2008-2012: Member, State Bar of Texas Local Bar Services Committee
- 2007-2018: Member, Texas Young Lawyers Association
- 2011-2015: District 13 director
- 2011-2014: Member, Texas Supreme Court Rules Advisory Committee
- 2006-2012: The Appellate Advocate
- 2009-2012: Co-editor-in-chief
- 2006-2009: Associate editor[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Texas Supreme Court elections, 2020
General election
General election for Texas Supreme Court Place 7
Incumbent Jeffrey S. Boyd defeated Staci Williams and William Bryan Strange in the general election for Texas Supreme Court Place 7 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jeffrey S. Boyd (R) | 53.3 | 5,843,420 |
 | Staci Williams (D) | 44.4 | 4,861,649 | |
 | William Bryan Strange (L) | 2.3 | 256,742 | |
| Total votes: 10,961,811 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 7
Staci Williams defeated Brandy Voss in the Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 7 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Staci Williams | 65.1 | 1,134,105 |
 | Brandy Voss | 34.9 | 608,288 | |
| Total votes: 1,742,393 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 7
Incumbent Jeffrey S. Boyd advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 7 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeffrey S. Boyd | 100.0 | 1,702,071 |
| Total votes: 1,702,071 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Texas Supreme Court Place 7
William Bryan Strange advanced from the Libertarian convention for Texas Supreme Court Place 7 on August 3, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | William Bryan Strange (L) |
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Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Brandy Voss completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Voss' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Brandy Voss is an appellate lawyer practicing in McAllen, Texas. She is the only candidate for Texas Supreme Court Place 7 that is Board Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in civil appellate law, and she has held that certification since 2009. Brandy Voss has participated in close to 1,000 appellate proceedings, either as a lawyer appearing in the appellate courts or as a staff attorney inside the appellate courts. After law school, Brandy Voss was one of 18 recent law graduates from around the country chosen to serve as a briefing attorney at the Texas Supreme Court, where she worked for former Chief Justice Thomas R. Phillips. She also served four years as the senior staff attorney to Justice Gina Benavides on the Thirteenth Court of Appeals. Brandy Voss has handled cases in the Fifth and Third Federal Circuit Courts of Appeal, the Texas Supreme Court, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, and most of the Texas intermediate appellate courts. She is a wife, a mom, and a grandmother.
Brandy Voss has spent the last several years as an Adjunct Professor of Constitutional Law at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, where she taught students seeking careers in law enforcement-many of whom were first generation college students-to respect the constitutional rights of citizens during police interactions. She is a prolific legal writer and frequently presents continuing legal education seminars to lawyers and judges.
- Texans want a fair shot at justice in our courts. Brandy Voss will bring fairness, experience, and integrity if elected to the Texas Supreme Court.
- Brandy Voss has been an advocate for equal access to justice in our courts. She believes the courthouse doors should be open to everyone, regardless of their background or economic situation.
- Brandy Voss has the most relevant experience. She has been repeatedly rated by her peers as a Super Lawyer in appellate law, as published by Thomson Reuters in Texas Monthly for the last six consecutive years. She has served in leadership roles in the bar association, and she is dedicated to the development of the law and community service.
Brandy Voss is passionate about access to justice. When the ability to seek legal services is thwarted by economic factors, the justice system simply does not work. Brandy Voss is also passionate about our jury system. She respects the service of Texans in our court system, as jurors are the voice of our community inside the courtroom.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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