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Amy Clark Meachum
Amy Clark Meachum (Democratic Party) is a judge of the Texas 201st District Court. She assumed office in 2011. Her current term ends on December 31, 2026.
Meachum (Democratic Party) won re-election for judge of the Texas 201st District Court outright after the general election on November 8, 2022, was canceled.
Biography
Meachum received her undergraduate degree from Southern Methodist University and her J.D. from the University of Texas at Austin.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Travis County, Texas (2022)
General election
The general election was canceled. Incumbent Amy Clark Meachum won election in the general election for Texas 201st District Court.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 201st District Court
Incumbent Amy Clark Meachum advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 201st District Court on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Amy Clark Meachum | 100.0 | 89,809 |
| Total votes: 89,809 | |||
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2020
See also: Texas Supreme Court elections, 2020
General election
General election for Texas Supreme Court Place 1 Chief Justice
Incumbent Nathan Hecht defeated Amy Clark Meachum and Mark Ash in the general election for Texas Supreme Court Place 1 Chief Justice on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Nathan Hecht (R) | 53.0 | 5,827,085 |
| Amy Clark Meachum (D) | 44.5 | 4,893,402 | |
 | Mark Ash (L) | 2.5 | 277,491 | |
| Total votes: 10,997,978 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 1 Chief Justice
Amy Clark Meachum defeated Jerry Zimmerer in the Democratic primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 1 Chief Justice on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Amy Clark Meachum | 80.5 | 1,434,175 |
 | Jerry Zimmerer | 19.5 | 347,186 | |
| Total votes: 1,781,361 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- William McLeod (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 1 Chief Justice
Incumbent Nathan Hecht advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Supreme Court Place 1 Chief Justice on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Nathan Hecht | 100.0 | 1,718,096 |
| Total votes: 1,718,096 | |||
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Green convention
Green convention for Texas Supreme Court Place 1 Chief Justice
Charles E. Waterbury advanced from the Green convention for Texas Supreme Court Place 1 Chief Justice on April 18, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ |  | Charles E. Waterbury (G) |
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Texas Supreme Court Place 1 Chief Justice
Mark Ash advanced from the Libertarian convention for Texas Supreme Court Place 1 Chief Justice on August 3, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Mark Ash (L) |
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Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for Texas 201st District Court
Incumbent Amy Clark Meachum won election in the general election for Texas 201st District Court on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Amy Clark Meachum (D) | 100.0 | 352,779 |
| Total votes: 352,779 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 201st District Court
Incumbent Amy Clark Meachum advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 201st District Court on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Amy Clark Meachum | 100.0 | 94,562 |
| Total votes: 94,562 | |||
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2014
- See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Meachum ran for re-election to the 201st District Court.
Primary: She ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on March 4, 2014.
General: She won without opposition in the general election on November 4, 2014.[2][3]
2010
Meachum won the Democratic primary and was re-elected after running unopposed in the general election.[4]
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
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Amy Clark Meachum did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Amy Clark Meachum did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Martindale.com, "Amy Clark-Meachum," 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)"
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Democratic Primary Winners," 2010
- ↑ 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
