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Matthew J. Kolodoski

Office: Justice, 5Th Court Of Appeals District, Place 9
Candidacy Status: Candidate

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 Website: www.kolodoski4justice.com

Candidate Statement:

Biography:
Matthew Kolodoski is a litigation attorney who has successfully represented clients through all phases of trial and appellate proceedings in state and federal courts throughout Texas. He is a partner in the Dallas office of a national litigation firm, and his practice focuses on a wide variety of civil litigation and appellate matters. He is one of only 70 attorneys in the entire state who are board certified in Consumer and Commercial Law and one of only 52 attorneys in the entire state who are board certified in Insurance Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.

Matthew is a native Texan who grew up in Frisco, Texas. He graduated from college summa cum laude from the University of Houston and then earned his law degree from SMU Dedman School of Law. After graduating from law school, Matthew served as a law clerk for the Honorable Irma C. Ramirez on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

Matthew is a leader in the local and statewide legal communities, having served on the State Bar of Texas's Board of Directors, Executive Committee, Pattern Jury Charge Oversight Committee, and Professionalism Committee. He has also served for two terms as Chair of the Civil Liberties & Civil Rights Section of the State Bar of Texas. He currently serves on the Council for the Consumer and Commercial Law Section of the State Bar of Texas, as a Member of the State Bar of Texas's Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Committee, and as a Trustee of the Texas Supreme Court Historical Society. He is Life Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation, Dallas Bar Foundation, and Dallas Association of Young Lawyers Foundation.

Matthew is also a frequent author and speaker at legal seminars, where he speaks on a variety of litigation, insurance law, and constitutional law topics. He was recognized for his writing with the Franklin Jones Best CLE Article Award by the Texas Bar College and for his exceptional contributions to the State Bar of Texas's continuing legal education efforts with TexasBarCLE's Standing Ovation Award. He was also recently presented with the State Bar of Texas's Patrick Wiseman Award for Civil Rights in recognition of his outstanding contributions to civil rights and liberties in Texas.

Matthew is happily married with a young son. He is active in numerous professional and community organizations.

Judicial Philosophy
Whether you are rich or poor, an individual or a corporation, a plaintiff or a defendant, you deserve to have a fair opportunity to present your case. Moreover, you deserve judges who will listen to your arguments. If given the privilege to serve on the Fifth Court of Appeals, I will work to be a fair and unbiased judge who applies the plain words of the law and does not legislate from the bench. I am committed to providing a fair judicial system to everyone who comes before the Fifth Court of Appeals.

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