Third Court of Appeals, Place 2 Justice Edward Smith is running for a second term on the court and faces two challengers in the Democratic primary–appellate and trial attorney Melissa Lorber and Maggie Ellis, a former school teacher who is now a solo practitioner.

Maggie Ellis and Edward Smith Maggie Ellis (above) is one of two attorneys trying to unseat Justice Edward Smith.

Ellis earned her juris doctor in 2010 at Baylor University. She has worked as an administrative law judge and as a prosecutor. Her private practice is in the area of public, criminal, family, labor-employment, juvenile, school and LGBT law. For more information, visit the Ellis campaign website.