William Moody
William Moody (Democratic Party) is a judge of the Texas 34th District Court. He assumed office in 1986. His current term ends on December 31, 2028.
Moody (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Texas 34th District Court. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Moody was appointed to the court in 1986 by Governor Mark White.
Biography
Moody earned a B.A. from the University of Texas at El Paso in 1972 and received his J.D. from Texas Tech University in 1975.[1]
Below is a brief outline of Moody's career:
- 1986-present: Judge, 34th Judicial District Court
- 1997-2001, 2003-2005: Presiding judge, El Paso Council of Judges
- 1991-1995: Presiding judge, Sixth Judicial Region of Texas (Appointed, Gov. Ann Richards)
- 1978-1986: First assistant district attorney, El Paso
- 1975-1978: Assistant district attorney, El Paso
- 1972-1975: Commissioned 2nd Lt. U.S. Army[2]
Awards and associations
Awards
- 1986: Humanitarian Award, Black El Paso Democrats
Associations
- 1983-1986: Member, State Ethics Commission
- 1986: Vice chairman, State Ethics Commission
- Past regional representative, Texas Association for Retarded Citizens (past vice-president of El Paso chapter)
- Past member, Advisory Board, El Paso Boys Scouts
- El Paso Historical Society board member, El Paso History Museum[2]
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in El Paso County, Texas (2024)
General election
General election for Texas 34th District Court
Incumbent William Moody won election in the general election for Texas 34th District Court on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | William Moody (D) | 100.0 | 156,996 |
| Total votes: 156,996 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 34th District Court
Incumbent William Moody advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 34th District Court on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | William Moody | 100.0 | 29,005 |
| Total votes: 29,005 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Moody in this election.
2020
See also: Municipal elections in El Paso County, Texas (2020)
General election
General election for Texas 34th District Court
Incumbent William Moody won election in the general election for Texas 34th District Court on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | William Moody (D) | 100.0 | 207,509 |
| Total votes: 207,509 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 34th District Court
Incumbent William Moody advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 34th District Court on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | William Moody | 100.0 | 57,068 |
| Total votes: 57,068 | |||
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2016
Texas held general elections for local judicial offices on November 8, 2016. A primary election took place on March 1, 2016. A primary runoff election was held on May 24, 2016, for any seat where the top vote recipient did not receive a majority of the primary vote.[3] Incumbent Bill Moody ran unopposed in the Texas 34th District Court Democratic primary.[4]
| Texas 34th District Court, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
 Bill Moody Incumbent | ||
William Moody won without opposition in the general election.
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]
2014
Moody ran for election to the Texas Supreme Court.
General: He was defeated in the general election on November 4, 2014, after receiving 37.2 percent of the vote. He competed against incumbent Nathan Hecht (Republican) and Tom Oxford (Libertarian).
Primary: He ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on March 4, 2014.[8][9][10]
Judicial poll
Below are the results of the 2014 judicial poll, conducted by the State Bar of Texas, which asked attorneys to cast a vote in favor of their preferred candidate in each appellate race.[11]
| Chief Justice | |
| Candidate: | Votes: |
|---|---|
| Nathan Hecht | 5945 |
| William Moody | 2681 |
| Tom Oxford | 1013 |
| Robert Talton | 1164 |
Endorsements
- Dallas County Young Democrats[12]
- Stonewall Democrats Texas[13]
- Southeast Texas Stonewall Democrats[14]
- Stonewall Democrats of San Antonio[15]
- NXNW Democrats[16]
- Austin Black Lawyers Association[17]
- Texas AFL-CIO[18]
2012
- See also: Texas judicial elections, 2012
Moody was re-elected without opposition to the 34th District Court.[19]
2010
- Main article: Texas judicial elections, 2010
Moody ran a seat on the Texas Supreme Court in 2010. He was defeated in the general election.[20] This was his third campaign for the high court.[21]
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
William Moody did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
William Moody did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ The Texas Tribune, "Bill Moody," accessed September 16, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Moody for Justice, "About Judge Moody"
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 18, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed December 18, 2015
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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, "2014 Democratic Party Primary Election, Unofficial Results"
- ↑ State Bar of Texas "Judicial Poll results," 2014
- ↑ Dallas County Young Democrats, "DCYD 2014 Democratic Primary Endorsements," accessed August 21, 2014
- ↑ Stonewall Democrats Texas, "2014 Statewide Candidate Endorsements," June 28, 2014
- ↑ Southeast Texas Stonewall Democrats, "2014 General Election Endorsement List," July 22, 2014
- ↑ Stonewall Democrats of San Antonio, "2014 SDSA Endorsements for the November 4th General Election," June 18, 2014
- ↑ Travis County Democratic Party, "Travis County Democratic Club Endorsements," February 11, 2014
- ↑ Austin Black Lawyers Association, "2014 Endorsements," February 6, 2014
- ↑ Texas AFL-CIO, "2014 Texas AFL-CIO COPE Endorsement List," August 18, 2014
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2012 General Election Summary" Select "2012 General Election"
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Live Unofficial Election Results"
- ↑ El Paso Times, "Judge Bill Moody will use a blimp in quest for state office," October 8, 2009
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
