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Andrew Wright
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Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 7
Tenure

2019 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

6

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 8, 2022

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Andrew Wright (Democratic Party) is a judge of the Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 7 in Texas. He assumed office on January 1, 2019. His current term ends on December 31, 2026.

Wright (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 7 in Texas. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Elections

2022

See also: Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2022)

General election

General election for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 7

Incumbent Andrew Wright defeated Mike Monks in the general election for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 7 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Andrew Wright
Andrew Wright (D)
 
50.7
 
535,128
Image of Mike Monks
Mike Monks (R) Candidate Connection
 
49.3
 
520,584

Total votes: 1,055,712
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 7

Incumbent Andrew Wright defeated Mauricio Vazquez in the Democratic primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 7 on March 1, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Andrew Wright
Andrew Wright
 
58.5
 
82,660
Image of Mauricio Vazquez
Mauricio Vazquez Candidate Connection
 
41.5
 
58,655

Total votes: 141,315
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 7

Mike Monks advanced from the Republican primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 7 on March 1, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mike Monks
Mike Monks Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
132,623

Total votes: 132,623
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2018

General election

General election for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 7

Andrew Wright defeated incumbent Pam Derbyshire in the general election for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 7 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Andrew Wright
Andrew Wright (D)
 
55.6
 
656,187
Pam Derbyshire (R)
 
44.4
 
524,164

Total votes: 1,180,351
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 7

Andrew Wright defeated Danval Scarbrough in the Democratic primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 7 on March 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Andrew Wright
Andrew Wright
 
76.1
 
104,042
Danval Scarbrough
 
23.9
 
32,616

Total votes: 136,658
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 7

Incumbent Pam Derbyshire advanced from the Republican primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 7 on March 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Pam Derbyshire
 
100.0
 
111,792

Total votes: 111,792
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Selection method

See also: Partisan election of judges

Judges of the county courts are elected in partisan elections by the county they serve and serve four-year terms, with vacancies filled by a vote of the county commissioners.[1]

Qualifications
To serve on a county court, a judge must:[1]

  • be at least 25 years old;
  • be a resident of his or her respective county for at least two years; and
  • have practiced law or served as a judge for at least four years preceding the election.

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Andrew Wright did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2018

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Candidate Connection

Andrew A. Wright participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on March 28, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Andrew A. Wright's responses follow below.[2]

What would be your top three priorities, if elected?

1) Bail Reform

2) Increase Diversion Options
3) Treating all people in the Courtroom with fairness and respect.[3][4]

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?

Bail reform. Limiting the amount of people sitting in jail due to poverty on misdemeanor cases.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[4]


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Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Texas Secretary of State, "Qualifications for Office," accessed January 14, 2016
  2. Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
  3. Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Andrew A. Wright's responses," March 28, 2018
  4. 4.0 4.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.