Farris spent her career arguing the State of Texas's side — as an Assistant Solicitor General defending state laws in court, then clerking for one of the most conservative federal judges in the country — before Abbott installed her on the new 15th Court in 2024.
She's backed by Texas Alliance for Life and the business lobby that fights to limit lawsuits against companies. A Big Spring native, she went to Abilene Christian and Harvard Law, then was a partner at a major firm handling appeals for energy, tech and government clients. Abbott appointed her to the Houston appeals court in 2021, she kept it at the polls in 2022 — but she has never faced voters for the 15th Court. She's been married 18 years and has two children.
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Judges aren't allowed to take sides on these values — it's against judicial ethics rules. The best clue to how a judge thinks is the party they run with.