Texas Ethics Commission data Release v1.4 Source snapshot September 17, 2026 Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
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Burns III, Robert D. (The Honorable)

JCOH · Court of Appeals,Chief Justice 5
Filer ID: 00057983
51 reports · First filing 01/17/2006 · Latest filing 06/06/2025
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
Court of Appeals,Chief Justice
District / Place
5
Mailing Location
—
First Filing
01/17/2006
Latest Filing
06/06/2025
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2025 – 06/06/2025
Reports
51

Overview

Activity within the selected analysis window.
Analysis Window Current: Lifetime
Contributions
$165,549.52
Expenditures
$190,256.26
Transactions
660
Largest Contribution
$5,000.00
Largest Expenditure
$15,000.00
COH as of 06/06/2025
$0.00
Average Contribution
$427.78
Average Expenditure
$696.91
First Contribution
11/22/2005
Last Contribution
03/01/2019
First Expenditure
10/05/2005
Last Expenditure
06/03/2025

Relationships

Reported Contributor Entities
282
Reported Payee Entities
156
Top Contributor
Godwin Bowman and Martinez
Top Reported Payee
Democracy Toolbox

Graph Relationships

Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
281
393 contributions · $180,549.52
Vendor Relationships
124
244 payments · $169,057.75
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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 spentBurns III, Robert D. (The Honorable)Focal filer / committeeGodwin Bowman and MartinezGodwin Bowman and Martinez$5,500.00 · 3 giftsThomas CoxThomas Cox$5,000.00 · 3 giftsBaker Botts Amicus FundBaker Botts Amicus Fund$5,000.00 · 1 giftsFrank Branson PCFrank Branson PC$5,000.00 · 1 giftsJeffrey Tillotson PCJeffrey Tillotson PC$5,000.00 · 1 giftsDemocracy ToolboxDemocracy Toolbox$43,508.56 · 17 paymentsDallas County Democratic PartyDallas County Democratic Party$26,500.00 · 20 paymentsRobert BurnsRobert Burns$18,523.09 · 4 paymentsReilly EcholsReilly Echols$15,000.00 · 1 paymentsDallas Democratic PartyDallas Democratic Party$7,350.00 · 4 payments
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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
Expenditures84.8th#1,329 of 8,722
Total Financial Activity82.0th#1,568 of 8,722
Transaction Volume83.9th#1,404 of 8,722

Concentration

Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
MeasureShare
Top 10 contributors / contributions—
Top 5 reported payees / expenditures51.8%

Top Contributors

Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window. View all contributions →
#ContributorTotalGifts
1Godwin Bowman and Martinez $5,500.003
2Thomas Cox $5,000.003
3Baker Botts Amicus Fund $5,000.001
4Frank Branson PC $5,000.001
5Jeffrey Tillotson PC $5,000.001
6Lisa Blue $5,000.001
7Harry Gaples $5,000.001
8Wayne Perrin $5,000.001
9Crain Lewis LLP $3,300.003
10Anthony Lyons $3,000.005

Top Reported Payees

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#PayeePaidPayments
1Democracy Toolbox $43,508.5617
2Dallas County Democratic Party $26,500.0020
3Robert Burns $18,523.094
4Reilly Echols $15,000.001
5Dallas Democratic Party $7,350.004
6Texas Democratic Party $6,500.003
7Reilly Echols Printing $5,692.235
8Texas Center for the Judiciary $5,405.006
9TCDLEI $3,597.781
10Dell Computing $3,081.821

Financial Activity by Year

Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
YearContributionsExpenditures
2025$0.00 $5,472.78
2024$0.00 $6,872.37
2023$0.00 $5,110.79
2022$0.00 $4,876.58
2021$0.00 $3,394.80
2020$0.00 $5,520.61
2019$15,000.00 $11,031.59
2018$54,324.52 $42,610.66
2017$26,500.00 $13,893.99
2016$1,100.00 $1,720.00
2015$0.00 $4,935.00
2014$0.00 $4,570.75
2013$21,575.00 $13,877.75
2012$0.00 $1,620.00
2011$200.00 $1,600.00
2010$900.00 $7,000.00
2009$20,400.00 $17,453.37
2008$0.00 $6,500.00
2006$23,450.00 $28,906.19
2005$2,100.00 $3,289.03

Recent Contributions

DateContributorAmountEmployer / Occupation
03/01/2019Godwin Bowman and Martinez $4,000.00
02/28/2019Bracewell PAC $1,000.00
02/27/2019Ted Lyons $1,000.00 Attorney
02/25/2019Jackson Walker LLP $1,500.00
01/18/2019Crain Lewis LLP $2,500.00
01/15/2019Lisa Blue $5,000.00
12/10/2018Frank Branson PC $5,000.00
12/05/2018Baker Botts Amicus Fund $5,000.00
12/05/2018Sommerman McCaffity Quesada $1,000.00
12/04/2018Godwin Bowman and Martinez $1,000.00
12/04/2018Dykema Gossett $500.00
12/03/2018Jeffrey Tillotson PC $5,000.00
12/03/2018Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson LLP $1,000.00
12/03/2018Munck Wilson Mandala LLP $500.00
12/03/2018McKool Smith PC $500.00
12/03/2018Winston & Strawn $500.00
12/03/2018Kelly Hart PAC $500.00
12/03/2018Haynes & Boone $344.52
12/03/2018Hawkins Parnell Thackston & Young PC $100.00
12/03/2018Dedman Law PLLC $100.00

Recent Expenditures

DatePayeeAmountDescription
06/03/2025TCDLEI $3,597.78Charitable Contributions
06/03/2025Texas Bar Foundation $1,875.00 Charitable Contributions
12/31/2024Prosperity Bank $15.00fee
12/20/2024harry and david $254.88staff gift
11/30/2024Prosperity Bank $15.00fee
10/31/2024Prosperity Bank $15.00fee
09/30/2024Prosperity Bank $15.00account fee
09/27/2024CBC LLC $179.89staff appreciation
09/17/2024American Inns of Court $225.00dues
08/31/2024Prosperity Bank $15.00account fee
07/31/2024Prosperity Bank $15.00fee
07/10/2024Prosperity Bank $12.94fee
06/30/2024Prosperity Bank $15.00Bank fee
05/31/2024Vidorra $269.24Interns to lunch
05/31/2024Prosperity Bank $15.00Bank ffee
04/30/2024Prosperity Bank $15.00Bank fee
04/15/2024Apple Corp $215.42needed to replace keyboard
04/09/2024Texas Center for the Judiciary $4,650.00Donation
02/28/2024Brass Ram $250.00Bonus/gift to court's IT guy for overtime
02/16/2024Motley Susan $100.00Susan Motley for Irving city council
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 83 ms.