Amber Givens-Davis
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2014 - Present
2026
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Amber Givens-Davis (Democratic Party) is a judge of the Texas 282nd District Court. She assumed office in 2014. Her current term ends on December 31, 2026.
Givens-Davis (Democratic Party) won re-election for judge of the Texas 282nd District Court outright after the general election on November 8, 2022, was canceled.
Education
Givens-Davis received her undergraduate degree from Tuskegee University and her J.D. from the Syracuse University College of Law.[1]
Career
Givens-Davis worked as an assistant district attorney in the Dallas County District Attorney's office before her election.[1]
Awards and associations
- Moot Court Honor Society
- East Dallas Boys and Girls Club
- Advisory Board of the Oak Cliff Boys and Girls Club
- AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
- International Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition
- Texas District & County Attorneys Association[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Dallas County, Texas (2022)
General election
The general election was canceled. Incumbent Amber Givens-Davis won election in the general election for Texas 282nd District Court.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 282nd District Court
Incumbent Amber Givens-Davis defeated Teresa Hawthorne and Andy Chatham in the Democratic primary for Texas 282nd District Court on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Amber Givens-Davis | 52.5 | 61,702 | |
 | Teresa Hawthorne | 34.1 | 40,054 | |
| Andy Chatham | 13.3 | 15,668 | ||
| Total votes: 117,424 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Texas 282nd District Court
Incumbent Amber Givens-Davis won election in the general election for Texas 282nd District Court on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Amber Givens-Davis (D) | 100.0 | 471,544 | |
| Total votes: 471,544 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 282nd District Court
Incumbent Amber Givens-Davis advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 282nd District Court on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Amber Givens-Davis | 100.0 | 94,763 | |
| Total votes: 94,763 | |||
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2014
See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Givens-Davis ran for election to the 282nd District Court.
Primary: She was successful in the Democratic primary on March 4, 2014, receiving 64.5 percent of the vote. She competed against Andy Chatham.
General: She was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.
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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.[5]
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."[6]
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;*[7]
- 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.[5]
*While no judge older than 74 may run for office, sitting judges who turn 75 are permitted to continue serving until their term expires.[5]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Amber Givens-Davis did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Amber Givens for the 282nd Judicial District Court, "About Amber Givens," accessed August 19, 2014
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (A-L)"
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (M-Z)" (Search "Dallas")
- ↑ Dallas County Board of Elections, "Democratic Party Primary Election March 4, 2014," March 11, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 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
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