Ken Wise has spent over a decade on the appeals bench and also co-hosts a legal podcast on the side.
Wise was appointed to the 334th District Court by Governor Rick Perry in 2011, then to the 14th Court of Appeals, Place 7, in 2013, where he has served since. He earned his undergraduate degree from Texas A&M and his law degree from the University of Houston Law Center, and he is now seeking another term on the same seat.
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.