Republican · Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 4

Kevin Patrick Yeary

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Record verified Sept. 24, 2026 · Corrections welcome

Kevin Patrick Yeary is the Republican candidate for Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 4 in the November 3, 2026 general election. Judge on the Court of Criminal Appeals since 2014. The office decides criminal appeals, including every death-penalty case, on the state's highest criminal court.

Kevin Patrick Yeary’s sourced public-service history includes Judge, Place 4 in Texas Court of Criminal Appeals from 2015 to the present. His earlier work as an assistant district attorney was employment, not a public office.

Reported coverage

Coverage

Credible reporting and clearly labeled analysis, opinion, interviews, and guides.

Interview/Guide · The Texas Tribune · February 12, 2026

Court of Criminal Appeals 2026 primary guide

A reported guide to the candidates’ criminal-law experience, professional backgrounds, and campaigns.

Record partial · Reviewed September 24, 2026

Photo: Candidate or public-record portrait via TexasJudges.org

Judicial record at a glance

Criminal-law experience: CCA judge since 2015
Prosecution / defense background: Defense + appellate prosecution
Judicial philosophy: Career appellate judge
Campaign finance: TEC filings available
Hometown / home base: Austin
Notable justice record: Dissented in AG election case

Major donor context

Top-donor review incomplete

Texas Ethics Commission campaign-finance search · PRIMARY · reviewed September 24, 2026

Civil liberties

No public info found

Campaign-finance audit

Filing review and source trail

Partial review · checked September 24, 2026

The candidate’s available 2025–2026 TEC reports were reviewed through June 30, 2026. No explicitly identified pro-Israel PAC receipt was located; that finding does not establish a corporate-PAC-free campaign.

Source details

Filing system: TEC
Review period: 20250101 through 20260630
Filing ID(s): 00068992
Review scope: Partial: PAC-name screening of the 2025–2026 Texas Ethics Commission reports through June 30, 2026 is done. Review of large individual donors and full PAC and independent-spending tracing is still outstanding.

How we checked

Matched the candidate's Texas Ethics Commission filer ID and 2025–2026 reports in the September 24, 2026 bulk export.
Screened contributor names for identified Israel-policy organizations; a plain word search was rejected because it matched donor surnames.
Outstanding: list every PAC contributor, review individual donors giving $25,000 or more against independent advocacy sources, and trace independent spending.

PAC & IE receipts

Direct AIPAC, other pro-Israel PAC, IE support and IE opposition remain separate.

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Major donor context

No public info found

Israel-linked financial actions

No public info found

Muslim community engagement

We found no public record of an in-person engagement or organized policy work with a Muslim organization in the sources reviewed through September 24, 2026.

Years in public office: 11 years

Judge, Place 4 · Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
2015-01-01 – present · Judge Kevin Yeary (Court of Criminal Appeals)

His earlier work as an assistant district attorney was employment, not a public office.

Completed years of elected or appointed government service as of September 24, 2026, with overlapping terms counted once.

What to know

Certified for the November 3, 2026 ballot as the Republican candidate.
2026 General Election statewide sample ballot
Judge on the Court of Criminal Appeals since 2014.
TexasJudges.org: Court of Criminal Appeals Place 4

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