Libertarian · Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 3

Mark Ash

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Record verified Sept. 24, 2026 · Corrections welcome

Mark Ash is the Libertarian candidate for Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 3 in the November 3, 2026 general election. Criminal-defense lawyer licensed in Texas since 1992. The office decides criminal appeals, including every death-penalty case, on the state's highest criminal court.

The available judicial record documents these points: Defense attorney since 1994; Defense; Privacy · due-process emphasis; TEC filings available; Houston; Repeated statewide judicial candidacies. These descriptions come from the linked official, candidate, or reported sources and are presented without inferring a judicial position from party affiliation.

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

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Judicial record at a glance

Criminal-law experience: Defense attorney since 1994
Prosecution / defense background: Defense
Judicial philosophy: Privacy · due-process emphasis
Campaign finance: TEC filings available
Hometown / home base: Houston
Notable justice record: Repeated statewide judicial candidacies

Major donor context

Donor review remains partial

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: 20250701 through 20260630
Filing ID(s): 00068347
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: No public info found

We have not yet sourced a complete record of this candidate's government service, so no number is shown.

Still needed: An official biography or government record confirming whether this candidate has held any public office has not yet been reviewed.

What to know

Certified for the November 3, 2026 ballot as the Libertarian candidate.
2026 General Election statewide sample ballot
Criminal-defense lawyer licensed in Texas since 1992.
Mark Ash candidate profile (Libertarian Party)

We are reviewing opinions, briefs and professional records for this judicial race. We do not infer a judge's position from party affiliation.

Sources under review

TexasJudges.org race index · REFERENCE

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