Of Counsel, Tillotson, Johnson & Patton; former Fifth Court of Appeals justice

Amanda Reichek served on the Fifth Court of Appeals from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2024¹. She is of counsel at Tillotson, Johnson & Patton and was in private practice before taking the bench². She is the Democratic nominee for Place 3 against Republican Matthew Kolodoski³.

• Justice, Fifth Court of Appeals (Place 10), January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2024¹
• Attorney and shareholder, The Reichek Firm, 2009-2015; earlier attorney at Tanner & Associates, Waters & Kraus and Janette Johnson & Associates; JD, Texas Tech University, with honors, 2003²
• Took her appellate seat January 1, 2019 and left it December 31, 2024¹. Democratic nominee, unopposed in the March 3, 2026 primary⁴. The Place 3 seat is held by Justice Bonnie Lee Goldstein, who is not a candidate⁵.
• Bar poll: State Bar of Texas 2026 Judicial Poll, final vote summary dated February 10, 2026⁶. The State Bar describes it as a non-partisan straw poll of current State Bar members, a preference poll only that has no bearing on the election, and says the results should not be viewed as an endorsement⁷. Results: Amanda Reichek 433, Matthew Kolodoski 233⁶.