BackgroundJustice, Texas Third Court of Appeals

EducationAustin Community College — Associate of Arts, Spanish

Notable personal detailsMaggie Ellis is a justice on the Texas Third Court of Appeals (Place 2), elected in 2024. Before taking the bench, she worked in private practice, served as a prosecutor in the Travis County District Attorney’s Office, and was an administrative law judge at the Texas State Office of Administrative Hearings. She earned an A.A. in Spanish from Austin Community College, a B.S. from the University of Texas at Austin, and a J.D. from Baylor Law School.