Alyssa Lemkuil
Alyssa Lemkuil (Republican Party) was a judge of the Texas 507th District Court. She assumed office in 2015. She left office in 2016.
Lemkuil (Republican Party) ran for election for judge of the Texas 507th District Court. She lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Biography
Lemkuil earned her bachelor's degree in business administration from Texas A&M University. She later received her J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center. Lemkuil previously served as an associate judge for the 308th District Court and an attorney with the Harris County Domestic Relations Office.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2020)
General election
General election for Texas 507th District Court
Incumbent Julia Maldonado defeated Alyssa Lemkuil in the general election for Texas 507th District Court on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Julia Maldonado (D) | 54.6 | 845,268 |
 | Alyssa Lemkuil (R) | 45.4 | 703,082 | |
| Total votes: 1,548,350 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 507th District Court
Incumbent Julia Maldonado defeated CC Phillips and Robert Morales in the Democratic primary for Texas 507th District Court on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Julia Maldonado | 58.9 | 146,605 |
| CC Phillips | 22.6 | 56,181 | ||
| Robert Morales | 18.5 | 45,942 | ||
| Total votes: 248,728 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas 507th District Court
Alyssa Lemkuil advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 507th District Court on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Alyssa Lemkuil | 100.0 | 151,541 |
| Total votes: 151,541 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Texas 257th District Court
Sandra Peake defeated Melanie Flowers in the general election for Texas 257th District Court on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sandra Peake (D) | 55.1 | 651,331 |
| Melanie Flowers (R) | 44.9 | 530,680 | ||
| Total votes: 1,182,011 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 257th District Court
Sandra Peake advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 257th District Court on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sandra Peake | 100.0 | 132,555 |
| Total votes: 132,555 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas 257th District Court
Melanie Flowers defeated Alyssa Lemkuil in the Republican primary for Texas 257th District Court on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Melanie Flowers | 64.2 | 81,119 | |
| Alyssa Lemkuil | 35.8 | 45,199 | |
| Total votes: 126,318 | |||
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Selection method
- See also: Partisan election of judges
The judges of the Texas District Courts are chosen in partisan elections. They serve four-year terms, after which they must run for re-election if they wish to continue serving.[2]
Though Texas is home to more than 400 district courts, the courts are grouped into nine administrative judicial regions. Each region is overseen by a presiding judge who is appointed by the governor to a four-year term. According to the state courts website, the presiding judge may be a "regular elected or retired district judge, a former judge with at least 12 years of service as a district judge, or a retired appellate judge with judicial experience on a district court."[3]
Qualifications
To serve on the district courts, a judge must be:
- a U.S. citizen;
- a resident of Texas;
- licensed to practice law in the state;
- between the ages of 25 and 75;*[4]
- a practicing lawyer and/or state judge for at least four years; and
- a resident of his or her respective judicial district for at least two years.[2]
*While no judge older than 74 may run for office, sitting judges who turn 75 are permitted to continue serving until their term expires.[2]
2016
Julia Maldonado defeated incumbent Alyssa Lemkuil in the Texas 507th District Court general election.
| Texas 507th District Court, General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Julia Maldonado |
52.46% | 664,347 | |
| Republican | Alyssa Lemkuil Incumbent | 47.54% | 602,030 | |
| Total Votes | 1,266,377 | |||
| Source: Harris County, Texas, "Election Results," accessed December 9, 2016 | ||||
Endorsements
Lemkuil's campaign endorsements included the following organizations:[5]
- Association of Women Attorneys
- Baptist Ministers ASsociation of Houston and Vicinity
- C Club
- C.O.P.S. Local 911
- Family Lawyers for Good Judges PAC
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Alyssa Lemkuil did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Office of the Governor, "Governor Abbott Appoints Lemkuil Judge Of 507th Judicial District Court," December 28, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Texas," archived October 3, 2014
- ↑ Texas Courts Online, "Administrative Judicial Regions," accessed September 12, 2014
- ↑ Texas State Historical Association, "Judiciary," accessed September 12, 2014
- ↑ Judge Alyssa Lemkuil, "Endorsements," accessed October 18, 2016
Federal courts:
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, Northern District of Texas, Southern District of Texas • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, Northern District of Texas, Southern District of Texas
State courts:
Texas Supreme Court • Texas Court of Appeals • Texas Court of Criminal Appeals • Texas District Courts • Texas County Courts • Texas County Courts at Law • Texas Statutory Probate Courts • Texas Justice of the Peace Courts
State resources:
Courts in Texas • Texas judicial elections • Judicial selection in Texas
