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Anne B. Darring
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Anne B. Darring is the judge for the 306th District Court in Texas. She was elected in 2014 for a term beginning in 2015 and expiring in 2018.[1][2]
Education
Darring received her undergraduate degree from University of Southwestern Louisiana. She earned her J.D. from the South Texas College of Law.[3]
Career
Before her election as a district judge, Darring was an attorney in private practice. She owned and operated her own firm, The Law Offices of Anne B. Darring. Darring practiced in the area of family law for 23 years.[4]
Awards and associations
Awards
- Outstanding Young Business Woman: Junior Achievement of Mobile, Alabama[4]
Associations
- Former president, Galveston County Family Bar Association
- President and founder, Mid-County Republican Network
- Former board member, Texas City ISD Foundation of the Future[4]
Elections
2014
See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Darring ran for election to the 306th District Court.
Primary: She was successful in the Republican primary on March 4, 2014, receiving 33.8 percent of the vote. She competed against Jennifer Burnett and Wilfried Schmitz.
Runoff: Because no candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote, Darring faced Schmitz in a runoff election on May 27, 2014. Darring won, earning 54.5 percent of the vote.
General: She won without opposition in the general election on November 4, 2014.
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (A-L)"
- ↑ Texas Judicial Branch, "District Judges by Judicial District," February 6, 2015
- ↑ Martindale.com, "Anne B. Darring," accessed August 19, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Anne B. Darring for Galveston Family Judge, "A family law attorney for family court judge," accessed August 19, 2014
- ↑ Galveston County Board of Elections, "2014 Primary Republican Canvass Report – Official," March 17, 2014
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
