Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
Filer / Committee

Phillips, Thomas R. (The Honorable)

JCOH · CHIEFJUSTICE_SC
Filer ID: 00020551
28 reports · First filing 07/15/1993 · Latest filing 10/15/2004
Candidate Committee · Judicial Candidate · Candidate

Committee Details

TEC filer identity, reporting status, geography, and analytical classification.
Committee Class
Candidate Committee
Subclass
Judicial Candidate
Market Segment
Candidate
Status
—
Filer Type
JCOH
Office
CHIEFJUSTICE_SC
District / Place
—
Mailing Location
—
First Filing
07/15/1993
Latest Filing
10/15/2004
Latest Reporting Period
07/01/2004 – 09/03/2004
Reports
28

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$2,067.57
Expenditures
$105,151.10
Transactions
346
Largest Contribution
$1,615.84
Largest Expenditure
$18,303.00
COH as of 09/03/2004
$0.00
Average Contribution
$689.19
Average Expenditure
$306.56
First Contribution
11/01/2001
Last Contribution
06/17/2003
First Expenditure
01/04/2000
Last Expenditure
08/25/2004

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
2
Reported Payee Entities
165
Top Contributor
Chief Justice Phillips Campaign
Top Reported Payee
National Center for State Courts

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
2
3 contributions · $2,067.57
Vendor Relationships
159
330 payments · $101,146.93
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Relationship Graph

Top reported relationships in the selected analysis window: Lifetime. Arrows show the direction of reported money flow; node size is not scaled.
Top contributorsMoney receivedTop reported payeesMoney spentPhillips, Thomas R. (The Honorable)Focal filer / committeeChief Justice Phillips CampaignChief Justice Phillips Campaign$2,060.44 · 2 giftsJim Arnold & AssociatesJim Arnold & Associates$7.13 · 1 giftsNational Center for State CourtsNational Center for State Courts$18,553.00 · 2 paymentsChief Justice Phillips CampaignChief Justice Phillips Campaign$10,000.00 · 1 paymentsLockart Atchley & AssociatesLockart Atchley & Associates$6,369.61 · 12 paymentsWord of Mouth Inc.Word of Mouth Inc.$5,850.60 · 1 paymentsAmerican AirlinesAmerican Airlines$4,368.05 · 11 payments

Market Position

Fixed peer benchmark: 01/01/2021–06/30/2026. Peers share the same committee class. These benchmarks do not change when the dashboard analysis window changes.
Committee Class
Candidate Committee
Subclass
Judicial Candidate
Market Segment
Candidate
Spending Band
—
Peer Committees
8,722

Peer Percentiles

MetricPercentileRank
Contributions75.5th#2,134 of 8,722
Expenditures69.8th#2,631 of 8,722
Total Financial Activity69.4th#2,674 of 8,722
Transaction Volume69.3th#2,678 of 8,722

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions—
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures—

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Chief Justice Phillips Campaign $2,060.442
2Jim Arnold & Associates $7.131

Top Reported Payees

Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window. View all expenditures →
#PayeePaidPayments
1National Center for State Courts $18,553.002
2Chief Justice Phillips Campaign $10,000.001
3Lockart Atchley & Associates $6,369.6112
4Word of Mouth Inc. $5,850.601
5American Airlines $4,368.0511
6Harvard Law School Fund $3,250.005
7Republican Party of Texas $3,000.001
8Four Seasons Hotel $2,983.004
9Catherine Bartoli $2,421.188
10Eastern Computer Inc. $2,307.111

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2004$0.00 $16.57
2003$2,060.44 $7,326.46
2002$0.00 $20,493.82
2001$7.13 $22,390.43
2000$0.00 $54,923.82

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
06/17/2003Chief Justice Phillips Campaign $1,615.84
05/23/2003Chief Justice Phillips Campaign $444.60
11/01/2001Jim Arnold & Associates $7.13

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
08/25/2004Texas Chili Parlor $16.57Lunch for chambers staff
10/09/2003Catherine Bartoli $32.48Office supply purchase
09/12/2003Nathan Hecht $141.12Court welcome party
08/07/2003Lockart Atchley & Associates $748.66Preparation of campaign financial reports
07/29/2003AAA Coffee Service $15.00Coffee for court
06/29/2003Najar Catering $400.00Dinner for chambers staff
06/25/2003Make Texas Proud Committee $1,000.00Contribution
06/17/2003Make Texas Proud Committee $720.50Stationery and postage for letter to judges
06/09/2003Lockart Atchley & Associates $311.50Preparation of Texas Ethics Commission Report
05/27/2003Judicial Section State Bar of Texas $30.00Dues
05/23/2003Thomas Bleich $108.25Photograph from 2003 Inauguration ceremony
05/23/2003Center for American & International Law $100.00Contribution
05/23/2003Ohio State Law Journal $86.01Reprints of law review article
05/23/2003Sprint $78.94Long distance telephone calls and telefaxes for May 2003
05/23/2003AAA Coffee Service $47.00Coffee for Court
05/23/2003Holland Photo $13.44Photographs of S.Ct. Investiture
05/12/2003Greater Austin Transportation $51.00Taxi fare
05/06/2003Houston Bar Association $85.00Dues
05/06/2003Texas Supreme Court Historical Society $30.00Former BA Breakfast
04/28/2003Harvard Law School Fund $750.00Contribution
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 48 ms.