Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Michael Davis to serve on the Twelfth Court of Appeals, Place 3. The appointment is effective November 1, 2025, and will last until December 31, 2026, or until a successor is elected and qualified.
Michael Davis currently serves as Judge of the 369th Judicial District Court, which covers Anderson, Cherokee, and Leon Counties. He also teaches as an adjunct professor at Texas Tech University School of Law. Davis is active in several professional organizations including the State Bar of Texas (SBOT), where he sits on the board of directors for the Judicial Section and serves as a section representative on the SBOT Board of Directors. He is involved with multiple sections within SBOT such as Judicial, Litigation, Family Law, and Criminal Law.
Davis is also a member of other legal associations like the Federalist Society; Anderson County Bar Association; Cherokee County Bar Association; Tri-County Bar Association; and George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School Law and Economics Center. Beyond his legal work, he chairs the board for the Crisis Center of Anderson and Cherokee Counties and has served as president of the Rotary Club of Palestine.
His background includes military service in the United States Air Force from 1995 to 2001, after which he received an Honorable Discharge. Davis holds an Associate degree in Criminal Justice from Montgomery Community College in Maryland, a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Philosophy from Texas State University, and a Juris Doctor from Texas Tech University School of Law.
