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Bobby Burnett
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Bobby D. Burnett is the judge for the 50th Judicial District in Texas. He was appointed by Governor Rick Perry (R) on January 9, 2015, to complete the term of William Heatly, who retired on December 31, 2014.[1]
Burnett won re-election without opposition in 2016. The general election took place on November 8, 2016.[2]
Elections
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 Bobby Burnett ran unopposed in the Texas 50th District Court Republican primary.[2]
| Texas 50th District Court, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
 Bobby Burnett Incumbent | ||
Bobby Burnett 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.[4]
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."[5]
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;*[6]
- 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.[4]
*While no judge older than 74 may run for office, sitting judges who turn 75 are permitted to continue serving until their term expires.[4]
Education
Burnett earned his undergraduate degree at Midwestern University and his J.D. from the Texas Tech University School of Law.[1]
Military service
Burnett was in the U.S. Army Reserve.[1]
Career
Before Burnett's appointment, he was an attorney in private practice and president of Knox County Abstract Company. Previously, he was a county attorney for Knox County and a district attorney for the 50th District.[1]
Awards and associations
- State Bar of Texas
- Texas Land Title Association
- Munday Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
- Knox County Visioning Committee
- Board of directors, Knox County Central Appraisal District
- Chairman, Munday First United Methodist Church finance committee
- Former member, Texas District and County Attorneys Association
- Former director, First Bank Texas
- Former president, Munday Lions Club
- Former member, Benjamin Cemetery Association board of directors[1]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Abilene Reporter-News, "Governor appoints Munday man as 50th district judge," January 9, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Texas Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed December 18, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 18, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 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
